{"id":12406,"date":"2022-04-01T01:31:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T01:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/brp-announces-can-am-to-produce-upcoming-electric-motorcycles-40\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T01:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T01:31:58","slug":"brp-announces-can-am-to-produce-upcoming-electric-motorcycles-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/brp-announces-can-am-to-produce-upcoming-electric-motorcycles-40\/","title":{"rendered":"BRP announces Can-Am to produce upcoming electric motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/driving.ca\/category\/auto-news\/news\/\">New Vehicles<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/driving.ca\/category\/vehicle-types\/motorcycles\/\">motorcycles<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/driving.ca\/category\/vehicle-types\/electric-vehicles\/\">Electric Vehicles<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">  Can-Am, once a maker of competitive off-road motorcycles, returns to its two-wheeled roots <\/p>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400&amp;h=1350&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400&amp;h=1350&amp;type=jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768&amp;h=432&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536&amp;h=864&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768&amp;h=432&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536&amp;h=864&amp;type=jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=375&amp;h=211&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Can-Am announces upcoming electric motorcycles\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=375&amp;h=211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=375&amp;h=211,&#10;                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/driving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture1_crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=750&amp;h=422 2x\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Can-Am announces upcoming electric motorcycles<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Can-Am<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>If you rode dirt bikes in the 1970s, you&#8217;re familiar with the Can-Am name, which originally flanked the fuel tanks of Canadian-made motocross and enduro motorcycles from 1973 to 1982. Those bikes were immediately competitive, winning gold in the International Six Days Trials in 1973;  and topping the AMA 250cc motocross championship in 1974.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3988804360783538894159344144690473\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment3988804360783538894159344144690473\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>  This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured-video jwplayer js-widget-jwplayer\" data-sticky-video-component=\"\" id=\"featured-video\">\n<div fallback=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-fallback\">\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"player-wrapper\" data-channel-id=\"\" data-host=\"driving.ca\" data-video-id=\"A8E3wHQ5\" id=\"video-container\">\n<header class=\"control-center\">\n<h5 class=\"control-heading\"> <span class=\"control-heading--max\">BRP announces Can-Am to produce upcoming electric motorcycles<\/span> <span class=\"control-heading--min\">Back to video<\/span> <\/h5>\n<div class=\"control-btn-set\"> <button aria-label=\"Minimize video\" class=\"control-btn btn-toggle-visibility\" id=\"toggle-video\" type=\"button\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-desktop\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><line class=\"icon-min\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"16\" y1=\"8\" y2=\"8\"\/><polygon class=\"icon-max\" points=\"1,1, 1,15, 15,15, 15,1\"\/><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-mobile\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 20\"><rect class=\"icon-min\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" x=\"1\" y=\"1\"\/><rect class=\"icon-min\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" x=\"10\" y=\"8\"\/><polyline class=\"icon-max\" points=\" 3,14, 11,6, 19,14\"\/><\/svg><\/button> <button aria-label=\"Close sticky video\" class=\"control-btn btn-close\" id=\"close-video\" type=\"button\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Close sticky video\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/pmd-stage-northamerica-northeast1-dcs-static-files\/10.1.2\/websites\/images\/common-icon\/icon-close-black.svg\"\/><\/button> <\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Part of the Bombardier group at the time, money was eventually diverted to the production of trains and aircraft, and while motorcycles continued to be produced under license in the UK, Can-Am two wheelers disappeared altogether in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>BRP resurrected the Can-Am name in 2006 on its ATVs, and the following year branded the Spyder three-wheeler with the storied moniker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded-video\">\n<div fallback=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-fallback\">\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A new Can-Am legacy begins in 2024\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_9b8WBZIHE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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