Electric

In a move to align to bring more electric off-road vehicles and snowmobiles to market as soon as late 2021, Polaris has announced a 10-year partnership with Zero Electric Motorcycles. As a part of the companies rEV’d up initiative, this is a long-term strategy to position themselves as the leader in powersports electrification. Building on Polaris’ past experience in electric, rEV’d up will accelerate Polaris’ positioning within the industry by launching a new electric option to customers across each of its core business…

For decades now Segway has been perfecting its electric personal transport vehicles, along with developing new products such as electric shoes, scooters and other hoverboard-type products. To start out the next decade, they have entered the powersports market with an electric dirt bike, an ATV, and several hybrid and gas-powered UTVs. Will their segue into the powersports segment be as comedic as Mall Cop, or will it be a runaway success? Time will tell. VILLAIN 1000 AND VILLAIN HYBRID The more sport-minded Villain sits…

The new Tesla Cybertruck was announced last night with claims that it has better utility than a truck and more performance than a sports car. Electric pick up trucks are a fairly new concept but they are becoming far more popular. In fact, they don't cost much more than a truck in the current diesel market. The trucks design is reminiscent of a Delorian that had a baby with a Pontiac Aztek, and it is made with the same alloys as the SpaceX star ship. It all seemed so fitting since the brain behind the build, Elon Musk,…

AN E-UTV CAN BE A HUGE ADVANTAGE NEXT SEASON

Drawing inspiration from the classic Californian dune buggies of the 1960s, the Volkswagen ID. Buggy concept was shown Wednesday for the first time in North America at the New York International Auto Show.

NIKOLA REFINES ITS NZT UTV & ADDS A FEW SURPRISES The first product unveiled was the autonomous-capable Nikola Reckless, the military all-terrain vehicle that was driven on stage via remote control. “With virtually no sound and no heat signature, the Reckless provides new meaning to stealth and is defying all standards,” said Andrew Christian, Nikola Powersports vice president of business development and defense. “We believe all military vehicles will transform to battery electric and hydrogen fuel cells in the…

Greenworks, the makers of a line of commercial electric hand tools, and lawn equipment is jumping into the UTV game.

Nikola will be hosting a ride along during the entire show.