Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted December 26, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 26, 2022 https://www.motorbiscuit.com/3-advantages-electric-snowmobiles-have-over-gas-powered-sleds/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I remember when the loser Lester’s tested them they strangely wouldn’t talk about the range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Disadvantages... Shitty range Batteries are shit in the cold Can't find places to recharge Charge times are shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, Anler said: Disadvantages... Shitty range Batteries are shit in the cold Can't find places to recharge Charge times are shit Not to mention who wants to listen to ……whirrr whirrr whirrr ……..braaap is where it’s at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted December 26, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted December 26, 2022 65 mile range but yes lets keep pushing this pos down everyone’s throats. Give it a decent range and maybe it’ll start selling itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted December 26, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 26, 2022 9 hours ago, ACE said: I remember when the loser Lester’s tested them they strangely wouldn’t talk about the range If they did talk range it would be riding like an old lady. What does the range look like when hitting it all day, or for 3 hrs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 out here in the steep and deep underload almost non stop at full throttle machines gull back fuel. todays electrics would be a 15 mile maybe sled. then go get a jerry can full of electrons. stupida fuckin article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 11 hours ago, Anler said: Disadvantages... Shitty range Batteries are shit in the cold Can't find places to recharge Charge times are shit And possible rolling blackouts in the colder temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted December 26, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 26, 2022 Just carry a genny and gas with you and your range is limitless!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, mtnloverxtreme2 said: out here in the steep and deep underload almost non stop at full throttle machines gull back fuel. todays electrics would be a 15 mile maybe sled. then go get a jerry can full of electrons. stupida fuckin article About the only application I can see at this point is a flat 5 mile rental sled loop. Edited December 26, 2022 by DriftBusta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4th advantage..... only gotta go a few miles before you leave them to try and find their own way back to the truck. Huge bonus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Trudeau will likely order 7000 of them within the next couple years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 hours ago, 800renegaderider said: 65 mile range but yes lets keep pushing this pos down everyone’s throats. Give it a decent range and maybe it’ll start selling itself. Needs 150 mile range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 maybe they can put a spare battery in the empty backpack and somehow utilize the mohawk area of the melon protector into a solar panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted December 26, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted December 26, 2022 52 minutes ago, ACE said: Trudeau will likely order 7000 of them within the next couple years And ban gas powered ones on all groomed trails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, BOHICA said: And ban gas powered ones on all groomed trails Fortunately he can only do that on federal lands. At this point. He doesn’t care about law much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted December 27, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 6 hours ago, ACE said: Needs 150 mile range Yup, at that range it work for a good amount of riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 7 hours ago, hayward said: maybe they can put a spare battery in the empty backpack and somehow utilize the mohawk area of the melon protector into a solar panel. That area will be taken up by the man bun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I can see some of the places we stop for lunch and/or a drink just install a bunch of quick chargers in front…not. Carrying extra batteries in a backpack or tunnel bag is really the only option I see to create some more range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curta3531 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Pretty limited market....Maybe good for ski resorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, curta3531 said: Pretty limited market....Maybe good for ski resorts. Yup. with the little 5 foot flexible flags hanging off the rear bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Right when you think things couldn't get any more Beta...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted December 27, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) Problem I find with the whole EV movement is the almost complete insistence that EVERYTHING ICE go EV almost immediately when an average intelligence 1st grader should be able to understand the issues with everything from mining capacity to infrastructure. The idea that on a significant scale electric snowmobiles make ANY sense at all is fucking laughable. Edited December 27, 2022 by Highmark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 sleds are like ski boats. The friction and resistance losses are far too great for current battery density to make sense from a fitment perspective. And I agree with others. If I think of the 5 most frequented pit stops we patronize on our usual loops, MAYBE 1 might install a charger or two. The rest would tell you to get fucked and buy a gas sled like a man with pubes aught to ride. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted December 27, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, DriftBusta said: Yup. with the little 5 foot flexible flags hanging off the rear bumper. Those are law in many states on ATVs and SXS's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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