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Only about a week ago did the company Epic EV makes its
very first delivery of the Torq Roadster to a customer. Before that, our colleagues at
Translogic spent some time with company founder Chris Anthony and were the very first to get some seat time in this Morgan-Three-Wheeler-Meets-Tesla-Roadster EV.
You may recall, Chris Anthony has been involved with some some very special EVs, including the
ill-fated Aptera, the
DeLorean EV, the
all-electric wakeboard boat and an
EV ATV.
The Torq Roadster is a natural extension of his work in electrified transportation, and while somewhat spartan, keeps up nicely with the EV world's performance standard-bearer, the now-cancelled
Tesla Roadster, in the performance department: 0-60 miles per hour happens in about four seconds and this very wide trike (80.5 inches) can pull 1.3G while cornering.
Watch
Translogic host Bradley Hasemeyer take it for a spin
below.
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Video: Translogic test drives the Epic Torq three-wheeled EV roadster
