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(VAPR) E-Cite Motors Unveils its New Modular EV Chassis for Electric Vehicles
(VAPR) E-Cite Motors Unveils its New Modular EV Chassis for Electric Vehicles.
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOTHELL, WA / ACCESSWIRE / May 5, 2022 / VaporBrands International, Inc. (OTC PINK:VAPR) dba E-Cite Motors Group an innovative Electric Vehicle manufacturer announced that it has completed development and assembled its modular chassis that will be used as the base for its new vehicles.The chassis can be easily configured to a variety of wheelbases making it suitable for a wide range of vehicles.E-Cite took delivery of its first chassis No. 001 yesterday and will now configure and install the suspension, motors, batteries, and other mechanicals at its Bothell, WA facility.COO Gene Langmesser commented: "Now that we have a fully designed chassis that can be assembled to suit a variety of vehicles we have moved from the theoretical design and engineering phase to physically building our first prototype. While the mechanical components are being installed, we will focus on solidifying the final design of the body, interior, and other integrated components."Design, development, and initial assembly were completed in house using a state-of-the-art multi-platform suite for computer-aided manufacturing, engineering, 3D modeling, and Product Lifestyle Management software. The skateboard spaceframe is made from laser cut aluminum extrusions, stampings, castings, and utilizes carbon fiber composite panels.Chassis No. 001 was built to support speeds in excess of 250 miles per hour, provide daily drivability, and race car track performance when desired. It uses fully independent transverse composite leaf spring suspension, coil over shocks, four-wheel steering, and ride height adjustments.Unlike competitors Tesla, Nikola, Polestar, Lucid, VW, Ford, Jaguar, and others, E-cite is not required to meet any of the safety or other costly certifications of a traditional auto manufacturer making the ease and timeline of offering new vehicles to market significantly more favorable. Whereas the initial timeline to be able to deliver a production vehicle to market generally exceeds 3 years and often longer at a very high cost, E-Cite expects to be delivering its first production vehicles for the 2023 model year. That is less than 12 months from inception to the showroom.This is possible because E-Cites vehicles qualify under the "Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015" In 2015 Congress enacted a bill into law directing the NHS...