Polaris Reveals Plan for All-New Full-Size Electric RANGER
- All-new full-size RANGER will be first electric vehicle released in collaboration with ZERO Motorcycles, driving leadership in powersports electrification and progressing Polaris’ rEV’d up strategy
- Vehicle will launch in late December; targeting delivery to dealers in early 2022
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 1, 2021) – Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) today unveiled plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric RANGER utility side-by-side in late December 2021, advancing the Company’s strategic rEV’d up electrification strategy. This full-size RANGER is the first electric vehicle Polaris developed through its powersports industry-exclusive partnership with Zero Motorcycles®, which the two companies announced last September. The Company expects the new electric RANGER to start arriving in dealerships in early 2022.
“Our rEV’d up strategy positions Polaris to help define yet another chapter in powersports innovation,” said Mike Speetzen, interim CEO, Polaris Inc. “With the rising interest in electrified vehicles, we are investing in electrification in order to meet the needs of current customers as well as appeal to tomorrow’s powersports riders. The all-new electric RANGER is our latest effort aimed at leading the industry forward in electrified powersports vehicles.”
As part of the Polaris rEV’d up strategy, the all-new full-size electric RANGER spearheads the company’s long-term plan to accelerate its leadership in powersports electrification. Design and development efforts for the all-new electric RANGER are underway in Wyoming, Minn., with manufacturing for North American vehicles to take place at Polaris’ facility in Huntsville, Ala.
“The strength of our partnership with Zero Motorcycles and our own investments in electrification R&D enable us to leverage advancements in electric powertrains and performance to drive the off-road industry into the future,” said Mike Donoughe, senior vice president and chief technical officer, Polaris Inc. “This will be one of the most technically advanced off-road vehicles on the market and reinforces Polaris’ position as the innovation leader in powersports.”
“As our top-selling off-road vehicle brand, RANGER has continually set the benchmark as the hardest working, smoothest riding UTV, leading the market in rider-inspired innovation,” said Steve Menneto, president of Polaris Off Road. “The new electric powertrain will elevate the RANGER platform to a whole new level of capability, durability and performance.”
“We’ve actively engaged our RANGER customers, and without a doubt, there is significant demand for even higher levels of performance and capability,” added Menneto. “They’ve expressed some very specific unmet needs, and our new electric full-size RANGER will effectively address them, unlocking a truly enhanced off-road experience.”
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À propos de Polaris
En tant que leader mondial des sports motorisés, Polaris Inc. (NYSE : PII) est à l’avant-garde des percées de produits et des expériences et services enrichissants qui ont invité les gens à découvrir la joie d’être au grand air depuis notre création en 1954. Avec des ventes annuelles de 7.3 milliards de dollars en 2020, la gamme de produits de haute qualité Polaris comprend les véhicules hors route côte à côte Polaris RANGER, RZR et GENERAL, les véhicules hors route tout-terrain Sportsman, les motos moyennes et gros cylindre Indian Motorcycle, les motos roadster Slingshot, les motoneiges, les bateaux pontons, les motos cruiser et pontons, dont les meilleurs pontons Bennington de l’industrie. Polaris rehausse l’expérience de conduite grâce à des pièces, des vêtements et des accessoires, ainsi qu’à une gamme de produits destinée au marché secondaire en forte croissance, y compris des produits Transamerican Auto Parts. La présence de Polaris dans les marchés adjacents comprend des véhicules tout-terrain militaires et utilitaires, des quadricycles et des véhicules électriques. Basée avec fierté au Minnesota, Polaris sert plus de 100 pays dans le monde. www.polaris.com
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