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TAIGA AIMS FOR 1100 CHARGE POINTS BY 2025 Taiga recently announced that they will be rolling out a network of both on-water and on-land charging stations. These chargers will connect trail routes and circuits and will also appear at marinas across both Canada and the United States. Their goal is to electrify 75,000 off-road kilometers with roughly 1100 charge points by 2025. Taiga’s charge points will be, DC fast chargers with up to 75kW and will feature an easy charging system that will allow you to “park and plug-in”. Taiga made a point to make sure that these charge points will be designed for extreme heat and below freezing climates. www.taigamotors.ca
VOLCON EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION TO MEXICO, COSTA RICA AND PARAGUAY, ANNOUNCES SIDE-BY-SIDE RELEASE Volcon has new agreements in place and has planned a three-phase rollout with its new international expansions of Latin America in 2021, Canada, Europe, Africa in 2022 and Southeast Asia, Australia by 2023. Side-by-side enthusiasts will have to continue to wait for both the Stag and Beast models to be released. Volcon has however, announced that they have partnered with Martin Technologies who will bring an “automotive-industry” expertise to their side-by-side projects by providing chassis and peripheral component development for the all-electric UTV, including battery, power electronics systems, vehicle integration methodologies and the new eSPDM Smart Wiring technology. The Stag vehicle is set to be released before the larger Beast which is said to be out in late 2023. www.volcon.com
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CFMOTO ENTERES GENERATOR MARKET Two new lightweight gas powered generators are now available from CFMOTO. The smaller inverter generator CFMOTO LH 271 is a 79cc air cooled engine with noise level of 52 to 59 dba with a weight of only 44 pounds it is able to produce 2.1 to 3KW. The larger Inverter generator by CFMOTO, the LH 451-E is a 212cc air cooled engine with an output of 3.7 to 4.5KW, with a noise level of 55 to 60 dba with a total weight of 83 pounds. Both generators feature electric/remote starter and a 5-year warranty. MSRP for the LX 271 is $1,199.99 CDN while the larger more capable LH 451-E MSRP is $1,999.99 CDN. www.cfmoto.ca
MOTORCYCLE SUPERSHOW • JAN 7-9, 2022 • TORONTO INTERNATIONAL CENTRE • FREE PARKING • MOTORCYCLESUPERSHOW.CA
