{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/5d24b6dcf7ff7b3416f9c278?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making the 1st Electric Snowmobile: Taiga Motors","description":"<p>While more and more electric cars are hitting the streets, <a href=\"https://taigamotors.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Taiga Motors</a> is about to bring the world’s first commercial electric snowmobiles to the backcountry and ski areas. So we talked with Taiga Motors CEO &amp; co-founder, Sam Bruneau, about taking the electric snowmobile from a college project to an actual business, and the long process of designing electric sleds from the ground up. Then we get into the specifics of charging a Taiga, and how these electric sleds measure up against gas-powered snowmobiles in terms of power, torque, weight, range, and performance in harsh temperatures.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><ul><li>Background: What is Taiga Motors? (3:10)</li><li>From fun college project to actual business (3:30)</li><li>Evolution of the product: from TS1 to TS3 (15:02)</li><li>Power &amp; Instant Torque (20:40)</li><li>Temperature Performance — Cold &amp; Hot (23:35)</li><li>Range (28:19)</li><li>Charging / How long does charging take? (33:17)</li><li>Weight &amp; ‘real-world’ comparisons (37:22)</li><li>Pricing &amp; Options (43:06)</li><li>Production Launch: When &amp; What? (45:30)</li><li>Taiga’s current Pre-Order: Details (47:18)</li><li>Electric Cars: thoughts on the current landscape (53:13)</li><li>What’s the best question I haven’t asked you? (55:35)</li><li>Taiga’s next big thing (58:13)</li></ul>","author_name":"BLISTER"}