I personally have a Raptor 700 that I converted to electric and it's an absolute beast. In my opinion, electric completely shines in the offroad category. 1. No noise. This is a HUGE plus. No making neighbors mad, no nearby homeowners mad, no being seen as a pest and nuisance. You can rip as hard as you want and don't have your exhaust echoing over the hills advertising to everyone local that your riding somewhere. No noise means trails and the machines on them are much less obtrusive to others who don't like the noise. The sound of a good exhaust and a mean engine is cool and all, but no noise really has its benefits. I guess this could depend on where you ride, but for me it's a huge plus. 2. Torque. Having loads of torque straight off the line is probably the most ideal in off road situations. An electric motor completely dominates here. 3. Range. Range may be an issue on long trips in cars, but for me and most people I know, offroad riding covers significantly less ground than you would in a car or motorcycle. A typical day of riding for me is probably in the range of 15 to 35 miles. My battery can last around 50-60. So unless your doing some serious riding covering a ton of ground, I think the range is completely adequate. Plus, you could always charge while eating lunch to gain a bit back. I believe the Kinetic's battery range would be around the same range as my setup. Don't get me wrong gas has benefits, but I personally think electric can really shine the most in the offroad sector.
Two reasons I’m considering an electric. 1. Stealth 2. I have a solar setup and grid-tie. I have been converting tools and everything to electric. If gas becomes unavailable or so expensive, I don’t want to lose my ability to work or patrol on my property. If I didn’t have solar, I wouldn’t even think of owning one.
Wait… I saw your face on my recommended videos thinking this was a lawn video lol. Cool that you’re doing vids in both of my hobbies. I promise to fuel my Turbo S with Humic Acid.
Great perspective, thanks for sharing. I would love an electric UTV. My want list would be lifepo batteries and a 40-45mph top speed. So much heel dragging from the old fogies! Change is coming my friends!
I see your point about energy density. Categorically easier to fill up a gas can or two for the weekend than look for an outlet or set up a trailer with solar, batteries, inverter, and everything else you need to keep your things charging. Having said that I don't really agree with your "more moving parts" point. The logistics are a chore but I'm certain that's the only thing that would be worse about an electric UTV on a camping trip. Our electric car has needed 500ml of fluid in 40k miles. Our ATV that we had needed oil changed, carburator cleaned, air filter replaced. My fuel injected motorcycle needs chain lube every week and an oil change a year. I don't think I'd buy another gas machine for utility purposes or rec. For my use case of semi rural living and occasional utility I'd have the kinetic over just about anything else. Fast, fun, cheap to run, and if I used that I'd never need to run to the gas station just to fill up. I'll admit I'm not going away for the weekend with it but if I did I'd hit a campsite with power available and call it good.
They might be bad right now, but hopefully in the future they can improve and surpass gasoline. Imagine carrying around a foldable solar array in the back or on a shed, and just unfolding the array or plugging into the shed for infinite free fuel - instead of depending on all of the stuff with gasoline. Yes I know HERESY to not adore gasoline, and I'm saying that as someone who loves classic cars and loves V8s. The tech might not be there right yet but it is right around the corner!
I’m absolutely not against electric in any way. My hope is they don’t rush it and ruin it. There’s a place for sure and I’ve seen them coming in the grounds maintenance side for a few years. It’s only a matter of time before we have some solid machines that can handle the shortcomings of current tech.
there are new technology that use the vehicle electric motor to generate charging electricity for the batteries. it will only require household ac voltage. now couple with small off grid solar unit already on the market, you get a self contain vehicle. Already in testing phase in china, eLeappower ltd.
If you are going to use it out in the wilderness, you can actually charge them with solar panels. How are you going to make gasoline in the wasteland? Problems with fire? If you are afraid of fire, then you should definitely choose electric, as they have five times less chance of catching fire.
Winters here in Jersey are cold and I get stuck indoors wasting time on twitter, you-tube, or something else non productive. Every once in a while I go in the garage, pull the cover off, turn the key and just enjoy the sound and feel of 1,000+ horsepower rumbling all around me. I would run my PC on diesel if I could. Nice video John
There’s your snow 😁 we’ve got another 6 or so coming tonight but it’s been consistently wintry here for the last month. I didn’t get my fungicide app down on the green so it will be messy come spring
I believe we're seeing all or most electric vehicles failing across the board. Jeep commercial shows camping.....how does that work? How about anywhere outside a city where there's 3-400 miles of open road? Generator's, solor panels? Internal combustion engine has tamed the whole earth. I love your hoodie. I need one. There aren't enough batteries on the planet to run things for more than 6 mins. Coal, gas, diesel steam, dams nuclear all combined aren't keeping up with demand. How is electric going to help? It just puts more load on every system. It's a joke. As a true believer in guns, god and gold I stick with older tech. I have a few new vehicles, but I have a few older ones too with zero tech in them. No puters.....they do what I make them do. No one can tap into it and steer it or control the throttle. I don't need a computer to tell me what's wrong with it and I can get lots of cheap replacement parts in any part of the country and slap it together myself. 👍🇺🇸 Old school rules
One of the biggest X factors is consumption under load. Battery life on relatively flat ground will be great, a 4000’ vertical elevation gain trail will be different. It makes planning a trip into the mountains challenging
@@sxsoffroad exactly. Awesome power but comes with a price. Better have a charging system somewhere before you use your charge. Tesla makes a rocket. But you better have a charging station somewhere between your house and mine. 400 miles your out.
this would be a lot better video if it had contained some kind of information or had any sort of an actual point. 5 wasted minutes of my life that I won't be getting back.
What are your thoughts? Drop them below and hit that 👍 button!
I personally have a Raptor 700 that I converted to electric and it's an absolute beast. In my opinion, electric completely shines in the offroad category.
1. No noise. This is a HUGE plus. No making neighbors mad, no nearby homeowners mad, no being seen as a pest and nuisance. You can rip as hard as you want and don't have your exhaust echoing over the hills advertising to everyone local that your riding somewhere. No noise means trails and the machines on them are much less obtrusive to others who don't like the noise. The sound of a good exhaust and a mean engine is cool and all, but no noise really has its benefits. I guess this could depend on where you ride, but for me it's a huge plus.
2. Torque. Having loads of torque straight off the line is probably the most ideal in off road situations. An electric motor completely dominates here.
3. Range. Range may be an issue on long trips in cars, but for me and most people I know, offroad riding covers significantly less ground than you would in a car or motorcycle. A typical day of riding for me is probably in the range of 15 to 35 miles. My battery can last around 50-60. So unless your doing some serious riding covering a ton of ground, I think the range is completely adequate. Plus, you could always charge while eating lunch to gain a bit back. I believe the Kinetic's battery range would be around the same range as my setup.
Don't get me wrong gas has benefits, but I personally think electric can really shine the most in the offroad sector.
Where can I see your raptor that you converted to electric?
Two reasons I’m considering an electric.
1. Stealth
2. I have a solar setup and grid-tie. I have been converting tools and everything to electric. If gas becomes unavailable or so expensive, I don’t want to lose my ability to work or patrol on my property.
If I didn’t have solar, I wouldn’t even think of owning one.
Wait… I saw your face on my recommended videos thinking this was a lawn video lol. Cool that you’re doing vids in both of my hobbies. I promise to fuel my Turbo S with Humic Acid.
Lol! Welcome to one of my dangerous hobbies!!!
Great perspective, thanks for sharing. I would love an electric UTV. My want list would be lifepo batteries and a 40-45mph top speed. So much heel dragging from the old fogies! Change is coming my friends!
I see your point about energy density. Categorically easier to fill up a gas can or two for the weekend than look for an outlet or set up a trailer with solar, batteries, inverter, and everything else you need to keep your things charging. Having said that I don't really agree with your "more moving parts" point. The logistics are a chore but I'm certain that's the only thing that would be worse about an electric UTV on a camping trip. Our electric car has needed 500ml of fluid in 40k miles. Our ATV that we had needed oil changed, carburator cleaned, air filter replaced. My fuel injected motorcycle needs chain lube every week and an oil change a year. I don't think I'd buy another gas machine for utility purposes or rec. For my use case of semi rural living and occasional utility I'd have the kinetic over just about anything else. Fast, fun, cheap to run, and if I used that I'd never need to run to the gas station just to fill up. I'll admit I'm not going away for the weekend with it but if I did I'd hit a campsite with power available and call it good.
Kinda reminds me of seeing a Tesla along side the freeway here plugged into a gas generator. What's the point in that?
Silly reliance
Time to make a road trip back east with your SXS and bike. We can spend a few days at Windrock
I’m down. Welcome to the fun! Vegas today, havasu tomorrow…
They might be bad right now, but hopefully in the future they can improve and surpass gasoline. Imagine carrying around a foldable solar array in the back or on a shed, and just unfolding the array or plugging into the shed for infinite free fuel - instead of depending on all of the stuff with gasoline. Yes I know HERESY to not adore gasoline, and I'm saying that as someone who loves classic cars and loves V8s. The tech might not be there right yet but it is right around the corner!
I’m absolutely not against electric in any way. My hope is they don’t rush it and ruin it. There’s a place for sure and I’ve seen them coming in the grounds maintenance side for a few years. It’s only a matter of time before we have some solid machines that can handle the shortcomings of current tech.
@@sxsoffroad I completely agree with you. The future is looking bright!
Dream on
there are new technology that use the vehicle electric motor to generate charging electricity for the batteries. it will only require household ac voltage. now couple with small off grid solar unit already on the market, you get a self contain vehicle. Already in testing phase in china, eLeappower ltd.
If you are going to use it out in the wilderness, you can actually charge them with solar panels.
How are you going to make gasoline in the wasteland?
Problems with fire?
If you are afraid of fire, then you should definitely choose electric, as they have five times less chance of catching fire.
Winters here in Jersey are cold and I get stuck indoors wasting time on twitter, you-tube, or something else non productive. Every once in a while I go in the garage, pull the cover off, turn the key and just enjoy the sound and feel of 1,000+ horsepower rumbling all around me. I would run my PC on diesel if I could. Nice video John
There’s your snow 😁 we’ve got another 6 or so coming tonight but it’s been consistently wintry here for the last month. I didn’t get my fungicide app down on the green so it will be messy come spring
😂 I died during the intense electric sxs action! 😂😂 best sound effects ever!!
⬆️😁😁
I bet that sarcastic ego is fun at parties.
Waiting for the electric, gas sucks.
I enjoyed this a great deal. I could see the Hybrid having some merit. You know what they say" No Bluff to Tuff"
I personally hope the electric motors sound exactly like I made them sound.
@@sxsoffroad JP Excellent perspective with my feeling is you were talking to me.
Dude this is fantastic!
Thank you sir!
I believe we're seeing all or most electric vehicles failing across the board. Jeep commercial shows camping.....how does that work? How about anywhere outside a city where there's 3-400 miles of open road? Generator's, solor panels? Internal combustion engine has tamed the whole earth. I love your hoodie. I need one. There aren't enough batteries on the planet to run things for more than 6 mins. Coal, gas, diesel steam, dams nuclear all combined aren't keeping up with demand. How is electric going to help? It just puts more load on every system. It's a joke. As a true believer in guns, god and gold I stick with older tech. I have a few new vehicles, but I have a few older ones too with zero tech in them. No puters.....they do what I make them do. No one can tap into it and steer it or control the throttle. I don't need a computer to tell me what's wrong with it and I can get lots of cheap replacement parts in any part of the country and slap it together myself. 👍🇺🇸 Old school rules
One of the biggest X factors is consumption under load. Battery life on relatively flat ground will be great, a 4000’ vertical elevation gain trail will be different. It makes planning a trip into the mountains challenging
@@sxsoffroad exactly. Awesome power but comes with a price. Better have a charging system somewhere before you use your charge. Tesla makes a rocket. But you better have a charging station somewhere between your house and mine. 400 miles your out.
this would be a lot better video if it had contained some kind of information or had any sort of an actual point. 5 wasted minutes of my life that I won't be getting back.
It was meant as a joke, sorry
Oh yea they will work, look at the sema show ev buggy BURN up before the show even started
Not uncommon