--- title: Quirky Electric Car Rides The Rails | daily.dev description: Matt Spears modified his Spira, a quirky lightweight three-wheel electric vehicle, to ride on abandoned railroad tracks in the western United States. After a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/quirky-electric-car-rides-the-rails-myv5eohmg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Quirky Electric Car Rides The Rails | daily.dev og:description: Matt Spears modified his Spira, a quirky lightweight three-wheel electric vehicle, to ride on abandoned railroad tracks in the western United States. 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Despite not having custom-cast wheels ready in time, the test run was successful enough that he ventured farther than ever before on the abandoned rail line, crossing a questionable trestle and heading deep into the wilderness. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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