Taiga reservation waiting room

[firstdoo]

Looks interesting. Not spending 60 bucks on gas and another 20 on oil each day could really add up. I hope they have a demo in Whistler.

On their website, they specifically state in the FAQ's that you need to reserve one to ride one at one of the demos. $500 refundable deposit.

 

[RGM]

i heard they've been testing them in whistler?

Canadian snowmobile has done some testing with them in the past. I emailed them to see if they will have a demo.

 

[jhurkot]

Curious does anybody know what the battery life run time is?

They did 140km trail ride with an energy usage of 200wh/km based on a 28kWh pack. I’m trying to get more info about deep snow power usage. My wild ass guess is 600wh/km in deep snow (but it may be higher).

 

[acesup800]

Looks interesting. Not spending 60 bucks on gas and another 20 on oil each day could really add up. I hope they have a demo in Whistler.

Good luck plugging them in at the hotel....

 

[adamg]

Good luck plugging them in at the hotel....

Plug them into the Tesla superchargers at Sandman in Revelstoke.

 

[Caper11]

impressive numbers. 155 ft/lbs of torque.

Yep. Hopefully the chassis is designed properly to get the power transferred to the snow, or it will just blow the snow out from underneath it.

 

[NoBrakes!]

hold on, hold on... Who's the broad?

 

[lilduke]

hold on, hold on... Who's the broad?

Thats the instagram model that Taiga will probably sponsor to test their sleds instead of Johnny. haha

 

[longtrack 156]

Taiga's new mountain test pilot. Haha



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Looks fully qualified

 

[NoBrakes!]

Looks fully qualified

deadly saleswoman for sure

 

[snopro]

Spanky!

 

[snoflake]

Cant wait to hear about the colour complaints.

 

[MK4TDI]

Looks fully qualified

Only needs 2 years experience riding a toboggan....

 

[oler1234]

No French speaking abilities here... I am out!

you know at 534lbs that’s pretty good. Most 163/165 models have a wet weight over 500lbs. Just assuming the taiga weight needs nothing more unlike fluids in a conventional sled.

 

[Quicksand]

I'm confused, they say the sleds will last long enough to be useful on the mountain but the same 180hp motor in a watercraft says 2 hours on a charge? Gotta think it'll be using more juice to ride in deep snow and have less battery life in the cold than on water in summer.

 

[maxwell]

BRP CEO hints at 5-10 years before an electric snowmobile. Technology isnt there yet


https://lfpress.com/transportation/autos/165-horsepower-of-therapy-inside-the-astonishing-success-of-canadian-snowmobile-maker-brp/wcm/5cc3d895-b484-409e-8b78-db0f82f1adcc

 

[NoBrakes!]

I'm confused, they say the sleds will last long enough to be useful on the mountain but the same 180hp motor in a watercraft says 2 hours on a charge? Gotta think it'll be using more juice to ride in deep snow and have less battery life in the cold than on water in summer.

Jet pumps are terribly inefficient

 

[jhurkot]

I'm confused, they say the sleds will last long enough to be useful on the mountain but the same 180hp motor in a watercraft says 2 hours on a charge? Gotta think it'll be using more juice to ride in deep snow and have less battery life in the cold than on water in summer.

I’m pressing them for a wh/km number for deep snow power usage. If it’s 1kwh/km that will be really bad.

 

[longtrack 156]

Takes a lot of continuous power to run on water, no backing off on the throttle, no coasting down hill?

I'm confused, they say the sleds will last long enough to be useful on the mountain but the same 180hp motor in a watercraft says 2 hours on a charge? Gotta think it'll be using more juice to ride in deep snow and have less battery life in the cold than on water in summer.

 

[Foxstar45]

The day I can pull my 4 place with an ev truck from Saskatoon to Valemount with a 30 minute charge in Edmonton in -30 is the day I trust an ev sled to last 120km in the Backcountry with charge to spare. These things use the same battery tech as everything else, they're not magic. If they had some secret they would be busy taking a bite out of Peterbuilt and Boeing.