Polaris launches 110 hp electric RANGER XP Kinetic, most powerful UTV

Polaris launches 110 hp electric RANGER XP Kinetic, ‘most powerful’ UTV on the market

Electrek.co by Micah Toll

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[{"selector":"#anim-807edb11-846b-4739-a91a-bf13e2f0c1f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Born out of an exclusive partnership between electric motorcycle company Zero Motorcycles and off-road giant Polaris, the three-seater RANGER XP Kinetic is the first in a series of electric power sports products to be released by Polaris.

[{"selector":"#anim-ffa7903d-1d08-4078-90ed-2f3f7a089a3c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] When the duo first announced the partnership and plans for a new all-electric Ranger, I assumed they’d use Zero’s smallest 46 hp motor.

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[{"selector":"#anim-8b7132ae-cb3b-4c6f-bbb3-8bbb0297d47b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] That puts the new RANGER XP Kinetic leaps and bounds above the performance of other UTVs, gas or electric.

[{"selector":"#anim-7e855722-c453-46a7-b39d-7708212a7baa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The RANGER XP Kinetic can haul an industry-leading 1,250 lbs (568 kg) or tow an even better 2,500 lbs (1,136 kg), taking advantage of that extreme low-end torque from the electric powertrain.

[{"selector":"#anim-bb6c2c15-a34a-451c-b34e-59530d2ca924","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] See more photos of the all-new Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic UTV and read Electrek's take at Electrek.co.