Is there a reason why nobody has ever seriously attempted an electric motor swap in a modern snowmobie? Closest I could find is a college team that dropped in a 15hp equivalent motor and thats pretty weak, and was several years ago.
Given the leaps and bounds advancements in electric motor technology over the past decade, how feasible would a swap like this be? A motor rated for 110KW is roughly equivalent to 150-160HP, and with a hig-cap Lithium Polymer battery you'd have a motor that would run for hours. Obviously there would be engineering hurdles but in the end you'd have a dependable motor that would require significantly less maintenance than a regular sled engine, and offers the same, if not better performance. A linear torque curve similar to one in a tesla or Zero motorcycle would be nutty. I'd guess that this technology will come around in sleds sooner or later, but why hasn't anybody done it yet?
Interested to hear all of your thoughts.
Given the leaps and bounds advancements in electric motor technology over the past decade, how feasible would a swap like this be? A motor rated for 110KW is roughly equivalent to 150-160HP, and with a hig-cap Lithium Polymer battery you'd have a motor that would run for hours. Obviously there would be engineering hurdles but in the end you'd have a dependable motor that would require significantly less maintenance than a regular sled engine, and offers the same, if not better performance. A linear torque curve similar to one in a tesla or Zero motorcycle would be nutty. I'd guess that this technology will come around in sleds sooner or later, but why hasn't anybody done it yet?
Interested to hear all of your thoughts.
Electric snowmobile conversion?
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