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Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:12 pm
by hornet
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:40 pm
by hornet
I read that they are water cooled, that makes sense at those RPM's the electric motor would be running very hot.
I wonder if a multi-speed gearbox would help ? I know they are in some electric motorcycles now.
Also virtually no maintenance, the motor is brushless, just gearbox oil to change and the occasional water pump, now if they could only make a maintenance free cost effective boat trailer !
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:28 pm
by SteveoTheTiger
As a V8 driver i do like big car engines, but an electric outboard does look like a great idea. If these were to become the norm i would definitely be on board.
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:45 pm
by rb85
Great idea just hope the outboards have the ability for long range trips without carrying too many batteries.
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:25 pm
by Tackleberry
rb85 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:45 pm
Great idea just hope the outboards have the ability for long range trips without carrying too many batteries.
I think you will find for this to work properly it will have to be like the tesler it will have more than a thousend of them .
Just under the floor .
I would like to know the voltage and the current specs on this as a boat runs in the top end of the rev range unlike a car does at the bottom.
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:30 pm
by Bugatti
That outboard seems wild. And as technology gets better , , , , they are going to "wow" even more.
There are a few companies making electric boats from what I can see/find.
The Canadian Electric Boat Company is a bit Ol' School but I love the romance of those Boats
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Cheers, Bugatti
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:57 pm
by jedgpz
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:02 am
by smile0784
They look great.
Bring them on.
I want one.
My question is are they self recharging while running?
How long battery last at full revs?
How long does it take to recharge at home?
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:50 am
by Lightningx
Wow not bad at all! :thumbsup:
Re: Electric outboards may be an option very soon.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:06 am
by Mattblack
smile0784 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:02 am
They look great.
Bring them on.
I want one.
My question is are they self recharging while running?
How long battery last at full revs?
How long does it take to recharge at home?
How would it recharge itself whilst running?