Ski-Doo

Eventually he linked up with the Canadian company Bombardier, which was more interested in the sit-down version of his watercraft, viewing it as a summertime counterpart to their Ski-Doo brand of snowmobiles.

BRP, a company based in Quebec that makes Ski-Doo snowmobiles as well as all-terrain vehicles and motorboats, has said it will offer electric versions of all its products by 2026.

Some had parts for Ski-Doo snowmobiles.

The $13 billion global power sports market is slowly coming around to electric drivetrains, and BRP, which owns popular brands like Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Ryker ATVs, and Rotax go-karts, is trying to position itself at the forefront of the movement.

Paul Crane of Lancaster was the first U.S. citizen to ride and sell the Ski-Doo, in 1959.