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Electric snowmobile from Taiga Motors the next BC sled?
its not marketed towards backcountry its marketed towards flatlanders. its an incredible sled and an amazing idea as the cost of fuel sky rockets. batteries will only get better, and having the platform to put better batteries in is such a step forward. stoked to see where this thing goes.
also imagine the track speed on an electric motor that thing will outrun an 850 soon
soupits not marketed towards backcountry its marketed towards flatlanders. its an incredible sled and an amazing idea as the cost of fuel sky rockets. batteries will only get better, and having the platform to put better batteries in is such a step forward. stoked to see where this thing goes.
also imagine the track speed on an electric motor that thing will outrun an 850 soon
Fewer moving parts = less stuff to break leaving you stranded. Just look at maintenance costs of electric cars vs petrol vehicles. Also getting fuel to remote areas such as northern Alaska is expensive. Curious about weight to power ratios, considering the batteries needed to get you there and back plus a powerful enough motor may be heavy.
Energy density of gasoline vs a battery is why gasoline is still preferred. Very easy to carry a few extra tanks worth of gas on your truck or behind the sled. Carrying that many batteries would be difficult, costly and heavy
