By Tobias Carroll While electric cars and trucks are very much in the spotlight these days, they’re far from the only vehicles in development or production to make use of a power source other than fossil fuels. Electric planes and boats are also starting to make their mark, so it’s not too shocking to hear that electric options are gearing up for the off-road set as well. A new article in The New York Times explores the work being done to electrify things like snowmobiles, and the unique challenges that they provide to those tasked with that process. Melted snow — in other words, water — and e…