Polaris goes electric

[jhurkot]

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[turbo392]

Sweet. Get it up to 140, make a vid.

 

[jhurkot]

Sweet. Get it up to 140, make a vid.

Sport mode is insane. There is no way a farm/utility side by side should pull like that.


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[RXN]

Sport mode is insane. There is no way a farm/utility side by side should pull like that.


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Gotta post a video.

 

[jhurkot]

Sweet. Get it up to 140, make a vid.

Top speed seems to be 90km/h. I did it on a gravel road that is a slight incline. Our 1000XP would only pull about 54-58km/h on this same hill.

 

[turbo392]

Our 1000XP would only pull about 54-58km/h on this same hill.

There was definitely something wrong with it, even if you meant 54-58 mph.

 

[jhurkot]

There was definitely something wrong with it, even if you meant 54-58 mph.

Oops it’s a ranger 1000 premium not XP.


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[jhurkot]

I’m getting about 60-65km range on a full charge. Perfectly fine for what we need. It was an extra $7k for the big battery plus 7s screen.


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[tmo1620]

I’m getting about 60-65km range on a full charge. Perfectly fine for what we need. It was an extra $7k for the big battery plus 7s screen.


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So probably 30-35km once cold out? Or you sled to much and probably don’t use it on the farm much anyway come winter?


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[beerwolf]

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I would buy one of these with the big battery if I had the money for sure.
Would be so nice going for a hunt or just a trail ride without the annoying engine noise!!

 

[jhurkot]

So probably 30-35km once cold out? Or you sled to much and probably don’t use it on the farm much anyway come winter?


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Yeah winter range will be pretty bad but I usually don't use them much during sled season. I'm almost done spraying so I can do a proper range test from 100%-0%.

 

[jhurkot]

I would buy one of these with the big battery if I had the money for sure.
Would be so nice going for a hunt or just a trail ride without the annoying engine noise!!

This would be the ultimate hunting mobile for sure. The fans sometimes kick on but they aren't too bad. Much nicer talking to your passenger while driving.
My screen is already having backlight issues but I don't have time to take it in and you can still kinda see it if you look close. When I bang my fist on the top of it, it sometimes works. Typical polaris stuff.

 

[Teth-Air]

Looking forward to seeing how it works in the winter with track kit. Probably fun in sport mode while it lasted.

 

[oler1234]

I’m getting about 60-65km range on a full charge. Perfectly fine for what we need. It was an extra $7k for the big battery plus 7s screen.


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just going to say 60-65km range is pathetic in relation to a comparable 1000cc side by side.

i know my 1000xp gets close to 200km on a tank depending how i drive it. mayby even more.

 

[jhurkot]

just going to say 60-65km range is pathetic in relation to a comparable 1000cc side by side.

i know my 1000xp gets close to 200km on a tank depending how i drive it. mayby even more.

How big is the tank on it? The battery size of 14.9kWh is the equivalent energy of 1.67L of gasoline. 60km out of 1.67L seems pretty reasonable to me.

 

[tmo1620]

How big is the tank on it? The battery size of 14.9kWh is the equivalent energy of 1.67L of gasoline. 60km out of 1.67L seems pretty reasonable to me.

Those equivalent prices are gonna change in a hurry. Our grid is in bad shape and Aeso is price gouging hard. Every high energy using industrial facility will not be able to afford to operate in a year if something doesn’t change. We’re being priced right out of profitability for 2/3 or more of everyday. The last three months in Alberta have been the highest power prices in the history of Canada. There is plenty of private power producers in Alberta that have the ability to help the grid out with power when needed and Aeso refuses to let that happen because they are making record profits due to high demand and low production, and they are also raking it on tie line charges which they upsell to consumers. Wind still continues to average less than 10% of rated capacity and solar is a joke. We’re down to two coal plants who are allowed to operate and they still haven’t fired up one new natural gas facility that the NDP govt of 2016 proposed and approved. Edson’s 900mw facility is the closest one to being finished. And with the woke push on gay electric tampon/grocery haulers we’re screwed

 

[jhurkot]

Those equivalent prices are gonna change in a hurry. Our grid is in bad shape and Aeso is price gouging hard. Every high energy using industrial facility will not be able to afford to operate in a year if something doesn’t change. We’re being priced right out of profitability for 2/3 or more of everyday. The last three months in Alberta have been the highest power prices in the history of Canada. There is plenty of private power producers in Alberta that have the ability to help the grid out with power when needed and Aeso refuses to let that happen because they are making record profits due to high demand and low production, and they are also raking it on tie line charges which they upsell to consumers. Wind still continues to average less than 10% of rated capacity and solar is a joke. We’re down to two coal plants who are allowed to operate and they still haven’t fired up one new natural gas facility that the NDP govt of 2016 proposed and approved. Edson’s 900mw facility is the closest one to being finished. And with the woke push on gay electric tampon/grocery haulers we’re screwed

Not equivalent price, equivalent energy. 1L of gasoline contains 8.9 kWh of energy.

 

[oler1234]

How big is the tank on it? The battery size of 14.9kWh is the equivalent energy of 1.67L of gasoline. 60km out of 1.67L seems pretty reasonable to me.

Sorry but if that’s how you justify it, that’s just dumb. The unit cost the same if not more than a compatible gas one but you have been short falled in distance.

Why would someone produce a unit with 60km range. How is anyone to believe the electric way will work.

 

[lilduke]

60km is probably all the range you need for around the farm.

 

[jhurkot]

60km is probably all the range you need for around the farm.

Yeah for my situation it's perfect. If you want to bomb 200 miles of logging roads at 80 mph it's probably not the machine you want.