Polaris to Manufacture All-New Electric Ranger in Huntsville - Huntsville Business Journal

Polaris unveiled plans to debut its 2022 electric Ranger utility side-by-side in late December. The company will manufacture the vehicles at its facility in Huntsville.

The new Ranger advances the company’s strategic “rEV’d up” electrification strategy, according to a news release. 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. Polaris said it expects the new electric Ranger to start arriving in dealerships in early 2022.

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.

“Our ‘rEV’d up’ strategy positions Polaris to help define yet another chapter in powersports innovation,” said Mike Speetzen, interim CEO, Polaris. “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.”

Design and development efforts for the electric Ranger are underway in Wyoming, Minn.

“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, Polaris senior vice president and chief technical officer. “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.”

The company said the new electric powertrain will lift the top-selling Ranger brand to a new level.

“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. 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.”