The World’s First ELECTRIC Snow Bike!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- The ECR crew took 3 MoonBikes, the World's First Electric Snow Bike, on an overnight backcountry winter adventure in the high alpine Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
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What is a MoonBike? You may ask. It's an electric snow bike that has a mono ski up front, bolted to a mountain bike style fork, and in the back it’s got a 10” wide track. The track is powered by a hub drive motor that puts out 6kW of peak power. To energize the hub motor, the Moon Bike utilizes a single 72 volt battery, which we have 2 of, both of which are secured inside an electrically warmed battery compartment. When running both batteries, the MoonBike weighs roughly 221 pounds.
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I have seen someone zipping down a trail near my house on a surron with a snow bike kit, Seemed like he was moving well.
Wouldnt call it the first. Ruffian Send-E would eat this thing up.
@Pete Senn MoonBikes claims it is! I haven't seen the Ruffian Send-E but it looks cool.
@@ElectricCycleRider I have a month now of Idaho high mountain riding on my SEND-E, all deep and untracked powder, we need to talk.
@Electric Cycle Rider They are pretty sweet machines. I own one of their gas versions, built like a tank. Custom designed and built right here in the states, New Hampshire. Good group of guys. You should hit them up. I'm certain they would appreciate the publicity.
@@portnuefflyer Is the range similar to the Moonbike? Looks like a much smaller battey.
@@rayheppner8391 Bigger, 75 AH. Samsung 50 E cells, Moonbike does not specify what type cells, I couldn't find it anyway.
Well, it’s about time someone “ran” with an electric version of Chrysler’s classic Snowrunner. Looks like an avalanche of fun!
@Bryan Dickerson Haha! It does have some Snowrunner vibes.
Just about $10,000 y'all
Moonbikes are only good in flats with 5" to 10" of powder; they are not good in the mountains. This is a far cry from a snowmobile.
Horrible on hard-pack or ice; actually dangerous. They get stuck in over 10" of powder. This is just a cheap electric mountain bike with a ski. If you want a real snowmobile bike, then get a Talaria Sting MX4 ($4k) with a TrackNGo ($3k), 100% better. My kids, wife, and I tried both and ended up ditching the Moonbike and waiting to take turns on the Talaria MX4 with TrackNGo. Night and Day difference.
Moonbike staff lied to me and said it would make it to my cabin. Nope! Ran out of juice and it wouldn't make it up hills. They said they would allow me to return it if it didn't. Nope! they lied. Really bad company and really bad product = perfect recipe for bankruptcy.
This is a joke of a product unless you are on the flats with perfect 5" to 10" untracked powder.
Looks fun, I need something to do next winter. I just got my Talaria Sting this week!! I appreciate all of your tests and reviews- you were a big influence in my purchase over the Surron LBX, I mainly want to ride trails 👍👍 I would definitely be interested to learn more about winter gear for noobs.
@JC/DC Awesome! Track n' Go makes a snowmobile kit for your Talaria. Looks like a lot of fun! Enjoy.
We should stop thinking of making noise as fun, because all this noise is very bad for all the wildlife and it's a nuisance that can impact their population a lot, so i am glad these electric snow bike can be fun and at the same time preserve these places from loud 2 stroke motor sound.
In my area animals are not really sensitive to noise. Elk hang out near the highway you have to chase deer off the shooting range. Animals in the mountains are going to be used to snowmobiles. And in deep snow most large game animals travel down to lower elevations with less snow to have more to eat
There are unfortunately downsides to being quiet in the wild. Collisions with and attacks by wildlife that you may startle. I have nearly hit a dear crossing the the road on an electric scooter at night. The deer was freaked out and could not even get footing on the pavement. I came within 5ft of collision.
You'll make a noise when the battery goes dead 6 miles from your car😁
@Sawyer Solomon I mean depends, a lot of species will be affected like birds etc...
@Richard DeVaottien I don't think the wild is a human playground anyway and you can run out of fuel as well.
I'm a little concerned that we didn't hear what they sound like
My electric Ruffian snow bike has track noise, unavoidable, but silent otherwise. Compared to a 2 stroke sled? DEAD SILENT!
Seems like they need a slightly bigger front ski, and some sort of plow on the front fork to move powder out of the way…
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Electric powertrains make for some magical vehicles.
9k? Bro a surron with a track and go kit is a much better buy
@Steve Hunko Look forward to trying one! We like to try everything we can here at ECR and the MoonBikes was high up on that list.
IF you can get a reliable kit. IF you know how to repair all those moving parts that will break. IF you can figure out a way to mount an extra battery. Moonbikes are dedicated to snow. It wasn't a tough choice for me to choose a Moonbike over a Sur Ron with a kit. And the price is pretty close when all is said and done
I have 130miles on my track&go kit on my surron. Running 12kw. Works like a charm, so little moving parts and so little to be worried about. The track is a bit narrow, so for deep powder it's no good, semi packed windblown snow is fine. Trails are awsome. Just not fresh deep snow.
Really looks like they would really benefit from a ski with a keel
Having issues getting mine registered in California. Additionally, no insurance companies will provide coverage. Too bad.
Probably because of the lithium battery self igniting and burning like a Roman candle issue that is actually fairly common with ANY electric vehicle. This issue is widely suppressed because they want to ban combustion engines. There are transportation companies who REFUSE to ship electric cars for this very reason and once these self ignite you cannot put the fire out. MANY homes have burned down due to EV’s parked in the garage.
Those look like so much fun! Also that looked like a fun trip 🙌🏼🫡
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Great channel and content, keep it up. Ruffian Send -E next maybe? You mentioned 2 hrs on one battery, did you mean range on both batteries (one charge)?
That cabin door reminds me of the door I built for my friend’s cabin outside of Fairbanks, Ak. Lots of insulation is good!
Motorcycles are safer than 4-wheelers and I’d say these are safer than snowmobiles. Too bad Ken Block wasn’t riding one of these :^(
Insta stuck in pow has a ways to go
I got a test drive on a Moon Bike up by Brighton in Utah. It was a tremendous disappointment. I think only people who have never been on a snowbike or snowmobile and only go on flat fairly dense snow would enjoy this machine. I have had several snowbikes. Including a little tiny Ruffian. I have had several different brands of electric bikes as well. Don't buy a Moonbike.
Wow, how cool!!!
Hi, we just got ours and as soon as it arrived, the company went bankrupt. It does not have keys or batteries... We`d need some pictures and specifications so we can at least try to make it work. Would you help us, please? Zuzana
Rather wait for the sting sx3
Sat on one of these last summer at an expo in Sweden (Company is Swedish isnt it?), wasnt able to ride obviously but it felt comfy! Great video as always!
French company with subsidiaries in Sweden and the US. You sat on one of my bikes at the Expo. Glad you liked it. Come back to Sweden during winter, so you can try it!
in the powder, they look helpless as New Yorkers in the wilderness.....
What an adventure!
@Camilo Pineda 🙌
not the first electric snowbike in the world at all and not even close to be...
It’s cool… eexcept the fact that it’s 9 grand
Quality 👍🏻
That looked so fun!
how steep can they climb?
Stealth winter scape hunting trips.
Scorpa Trials Quad proto
I hope you get snowshoes with it.
Pretty cool. Definitely looks like the front ski is made for hardpack, you would need the larger ski from a dirt snowbike to stay on top of that fluff snow !
Longer track would help too, and more power!👍👍
The price 😮 oh the price 😢
It's electric, so no need to use brake and throttle like on ICE engine. 100% torque
going to get water? plenty of snow to melt? did I miss something?
Great job on the video folks! Thanks for making it.
Wonder if these are street legal
Will they tow generator trailers?😆
Swappable battery.