Today we have for a review two BRP quads.
One of them – is a standard 1000 cc XMR.
But another…all new BRP outlander that we converted into full electric drive!
Lets go!
Hi guys as usually its me just a voice over and you are watching review machines!
And I am straining at the leash now to show you this epic machine!
It may seem just a regular BRP Outlander 1000.
But look closer to it!
Well I think you’ve seen the title and you know for sure what it is, don’t you?
Yes it is really full electric quad.
Actually it used to be a regular BRP quad…but we converted it into full electric.
And today we are going to test this conversion.
Besides we look at it in detail, to find out how it is built.
Moreover we’ll compare electric quad with a regular gas XMR 1000 cc.
I think it will be an exciting battle, so get comfortable my friends we are to start
right now!
First of all lets talk about the conversion.
The transmission mostly remains the same.
The engine and CVT were removed.
Instead of them there are two batteries 18 kwt hour capacity.
Then there are two electric motors.
The rear one is 30 kwt power and front one is 25 kwt.
Each motor drives the transmission through a belt reducers specially made for the project.
They are waterproof and very durable reducers with carbon belts.
So as you can see the construction is pretty simple and clear.
A standard dashboard is replaced with this display with the necessary info.
All the other parts and gears are remained here..all lights, heaters, winch…everything
works well.
Guys you remember how to start a usual quad?
Turning on an ignition, few seconds wait for a fuel pump, starting the engine, several
minutes to warm it, and only after that we can shift a gear and then start moving.
But at electric version, all you need – its just to turn a key!
That’s all!
We can go right now.
Moreover to switch on a reverse we again just need to press the button.
It so simple and comfy that it is even looks strange.
The throttle is also the same, but now it is very delicate to the touch.
Nevertheless it allows you either move at a lowest speed or take off like hell, just
stir a bit you finger!
And now my very first riding on this thing, lets go!
Well, its far not the first powerful electric vehicle that I’ve tried, but anyway I am
full of emotions.
To know what I mean you need to try this thing yourself definitely, its quite a hard task
to convey my emotions.
There is both – very simple handling like a toy and at the same time its so powerful!
It is a smooth and so impressive power!
Its instantaneous reaction on the throttle!
An insane acceleration!
And all that without any engine noise!
And you know, we see the huge grow of electric vehicles market nowadays.
But it so strange, why such atvs like this one is still rare?
I think new battery technologies already allow us to put such machines into serial production.
There is every reason to believe they are worth of it!
Well guys, supposing you converted your quad into electric drive.
What would you get as a result?
First of all you will be impressed by the silence.
As we know gas atvs are quite loud machines, and you may irritate your neighbors riding
on them.
Besides It is hard to enjoy the beauty of the nature when all you hear it is the roaring
of the engine.
But when you are riding the electric quad, you will hear bird songs and wind, and it’s
a real game changer to my mind!
The simplest handling by the way also cuts much ice!
It is much easier to maneuver on the quad, all the maneuvers take less time.
When you are turning around on a usual quad you have to change the drive modes, push the
gearbox lever several times and it is good if it works well without delay.
Anyway no matter how good the transmission works there is always some little delay.
But on the electric quad we have quite a different performance!
There is no any delay, and drive mode changes instantaneously, just press the button.
There is even strange feeling, when so powerful machine has a handling of a kids toy!
But its far from being a toy!
To show you all this machine can really do, lets give the quad to a real pro rider and
we’ll try to make the best of it!
Well he is showing us an awesome riding, but the main question of course how long it can
show such performance?
Needless to say, to get the best range you should go smoothly.
But riding such an electric beast it is very hard to move smooth and calm, it really provokes
you to push the throttle, to ride it harder and faster.
Undoubtedly it turned out a very emotional conversion!
But what about practical stuff?
What are the pros and cons of this conversion?
The main pros are the silence, no any exhaust, no need any fuel and oil that saves your money,
simple construction and reliability, very little maintenance required, and awesome riding
performance.
The main cons it is definitely a limited range, and expensive electric parts that you need
for such conversion.
Lets get back to our comparison.
An now it is time for a drag racing!
While the riders are preparing for the race I should mention that XMR quad has 30 inch
wheels, and electric quad only 26.
Its hard to say which is better for a drag, anyway lets try it!
As we could see xmr doesn’t have enough traction at the very start and the electric
quad overtakes its opponent.
But closer to the finish XMR catches up and they cross the line almost simultaneously.
Lets try it again!
And now we see the result.
The electric quad speeds up faster at the start, but at the finish the gas quad overtakes
the electric one.
Well one more time to make sure.
And the result is the same as we can see.
Electric quad shows better acceleration, but gasoline has higher maximum speed.
As a matter of fact the result is predictable.
The maximum speed of our conversion is limited at 90 kmh.
The gasoline XMR has more than a 100 kmh maximum speed.
Lets move on and now we will compare the quads getting over a steep ascent.
XMR goes the first.
After several tries its clear – its quite a hard task.
To provide more chances for the electric quad we cheated a little bit and lowered the tires
pressure.
As a result the quad takes this ascent without any difficulties.
Frankly speaking when we lowered the pressure of xmr tires it also managed to take this
obstacle!
That is why it is hard to say who is the winner here.
And now it is high time for tug of war!
Lets try it!
Well I don’t know what is the reason, more powerful torque, better tires or something
else, but the electric quad is definitely a winner here!
And we are moving on!
And the next test we filmed a couple of weeks after, when there is no any ice already.
Actually all the electric component of this conversion are absolutely waterproof.
And theoretically now it is able to move under water.
And we will do a complete sinking test by all means but a bit later when we have a warmer
weather.
But even now we can see our electric quad moving in water without a hitch.
But we managed to get it stuck there cause it was quite a swampy bottom there.
Well a good opportunity to test how winch works in the conversion.
For all that after the sinking the quad was able to proceed moving without any problems!
Its high time now to speak about the prices.
As I said we used only expensive and high quality electric parts, so the conversion
is rather costly.
The price of the complete kit including all the parts – motors, batteries, controllers,
reducers and other stuff is about 15 grands!
All the conversion works also set us back about 2 thousand.
Well guys, I think the most important test – the range we will make a bit later together
with a complete sinking.
Please post your comments if you want us to make such a video.
And now lets call it a day!
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