WaVeS #9 – electric boat news and updates June 8, 2023
Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we
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Outboards
Swedish electric boat motor startup closes €2.5M seed round
Swedish electric boat motor startup Zparq, founded in 2020 to help develop an emissions-free rescue boat, has now completed a
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ePropulsion Spirit electric outboards now backed by 5 year warranty
ePropulsion is now offering a 5 year warranty across their Spirit electric outboards range, an extension of 2 years over
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Torqeedo more than doubles warranty to 5 years on Travel electric outboards
Torqeedo announced today that it is introducing a new, industry-leading warranty that more than doubles the existing warranty from two
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Avator 7.5e now shipping, first of 5 Mercury electric outboard models in 2023
The first shipments of the Avator 7.5e Mercury electric outboard are on their way to customers, and the company says
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New ION electric outboard comes with its own LED lightshow
A new entry in the electric boat market is the ION electric outboard from Ilmor, a manufacturer of high performance
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Newport unveils new electric outboard and kayak motors
Newport, one of the top names in electric trolling motors, has entered the broader electric outboard market with the launch
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Honda electric outboard prototype spotted at Dusseldorf Show
Sometimes big news likes to hide itself. Such may be the case with the Honda electric outboard prototype spotted at
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ePropulsion celebrates 10th anniversary with new HQ and production complex
Electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion is celebrating 10 years of growth and preparing to meet demand for the next 10
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Mercury Marine launches the Avator 7.5e electric outboard at CES
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, Mercury Marine unveiled its highly anticipated Avator 7.5e electric outboard,
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Evoy 225kW electric outboard takes Cannes by ‘Storm’
Norway’s Evoy hit the Cannes Yachting Festival this week with the prototype of its 225kW electric outboard system ‘Storm’ –
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New electric outboards investment: $15.5M for Flux Marine
The world of electric boats is attracting more and more serious money with this electric outboards investment in Flux Marine
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New Mercury electric outboard makes big debut in Miami
The much anticipated Mercury electric outboard created a big buzz with its unveiling at the Miami International Boat Show last
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Vision Marine developing custom electric outboard batteries
Vision Marine is partnering with Octillion Power Systems to develop customized high voltage 35 kWh electric outboard batteries as the
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Pancake axial-flux motor powers new Propel electric outboard
Groundbreaking Saietta AFT motors for lightweight EVs and motorcycles will be powering the all new Propel electric outboard and inboard
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Vision Marine scales up for mass production of E-Motion electric outboard
To meet growing demand for the high power E-Motion electric outboard, Vision Marine Technologies has partnered with the McLaren Engineering
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New electric outboard wins 2 awards at Newport Boat Show
Rhode Island startup Flux Marine debuted its new electric outboard line at the Newport International Boat Show in September and
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New Yamaha electric boat motor debuts at Genoa Boat Show
First introduced in 2016 and after a year of sea trials in Japan, the new Yamaha electric boat motor and
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New Australia electric outboards company up and running
Named ‘EClassboats‘ the Australia electric outboards manufacturer has launched after 10 years in development and is ready to introduce the
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Pure Watercraft electric outboards acquires ELUX Marine
Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based innovator of electric outboards and e-boat technology, has acquired ELUX Marine, the Minnesota-based electric boat manufacturer.
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