Vanderhall Brawley

[CaminoRacer]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/vanderhall-brawley-ev-off-road-sxs-atv/

https://vanderhallusa.com/brawley/

EV UTV, not street legal unless your state allows UTV registration for non-highway streets.

Looks pretty awesome, I'd love to have one of these. My biggest complaints with UTVs is the loud exhaust and stupid CVT. This solves both of those.







https://youtu.be/zeMSt6ltLEI

[MrH]

Pretty awesome.  Turns out a lot of states, you can drive a UTV on road.  I'm kind of surprised.

[Laconian]

Single pedal operation and insta torque could be game changing for UTVs.

[Laconian]

Single pedal operation and insta torque could be game changing for UTVs.

Now that I think about it, the constant lurching would probably make single pedal operation disastrous

[Soup DeVille]

Now that I think about it, the constant lurching would probably make single pedal operation disastrous

It worked very well on a hydraulic drive fork truck I used years ago.

the problem I see in this application is somebody's foot being knocked off the pedal by a bump- and that means braking. There are definitely times off road (and off ground) when one wants the wheels to freewheel.

[Laconian]

It worked very well on a hydraulic drive fork truck I used years ago.

the problem I see in this application is somebody's foot being knocked off the pedal by a bump- and that means braking. There are definitely times off road (and off ground) when one wants the wheels to freewheel.

Yeah, my UTV experience was that I was jostling all the time. Herk-a-jerk braking might've resulted in an unwanted cartwheel.

[CaminoRacer]

My commute is short enough that I can take surface streets instead of the freeway. Maybe I should buy one of these

[MrH]

My commute is short enough that I can take surface streets instead of the freeway. Maybe I should buy one of these

I forget, where in Utah are you?

I have two friends that have moved out there specifically for off-roading.  One worked with me at Bilstein and has a wild JL rock crawler.  Now he works for some off-road specific shock company out there.  The other tried to race pike's peak this year and also rock crawls.  Looks really fun!

Apparently you can drive UTV on-road in Ohio here, but I need to use the highway a lot.  If I lived close to MOAB or other off road parks and could get to work in it, maybe?

I'd be hesitant to order from them until they're regularly making deliveries though.  I think there's a good shot they never actually get around to producing them in volume.

[CaminoRacer]

I'm in between Provo and SLC. I can drive into the mountains without going on the highway, and might be able to get all the way to Park City through the mountains. I'd probably have to trailer it down to Moab. Although with 400 hp I think it should be able to go 70 mph pretty easily, seems like you could get away with driving it on higher speed roads as long as the cops don't have a grudge against you

[MrH]

I didn't realize they're based in Provo?  Just stop by and see what their manufacturing looks like.  Seems to be small enough that it's all handmade

[Eye of the Tiger]

Provo is short for Provolone

[CaminoRacer]

I didn't realize they're based in Provo?  Just stop by and see what their manufacturing looks like.  Seems to be small enough that it's all handmade

Yeah I need to get a tour sometime. My company almost moved our manufacturing right next door to them.
I see the little 3 wheelers driving around town all the time.

[Laconian]

Yeah I need to get a tour sometime. My company almost moved our manufacturing right next door to them.
I see the little 3 wheelers driving around town all the time.

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