“We’d like to get our electrons from the sun or the wind, but we’re open to everything,” Smallridge says. “Technically, in 5 years it should be possible to go fast for an hour at speed,” Goethe says, but because storing enough electricity aboard a boat will be a challenge for the foreseeable future, Torqeedo is working to develop systems that can use hydrogen or methanol as range extenders. All you do is go out, and plug in when you come back.”īut some boaters still want to go fast over long distances, and for electric propulsion companies, that remains the Holy Grail. With electric, they can run an extension cord for shore power or put solar panels on the roof. “If boaters are unable to fuel on their lake, they’re going to have to tow their boat to a gas station or bring fuel to their boats. “Marinas are not offering fuel on some of these smaller waters anymore,” Smallridge says. But in the meantime, it sees plenty of applications where electric makes more sense than gas, including on waters with stringent environmental regulations on boats with efficient hulls, like pontoon boats on high-displacement, low-speed vessels and in locations where access to gas is disappearing. Torqeedo knows it will take time to give the go-fast, go-far boaters the speed and range they want. Torqeedo now has a 40-kWh battery, which has dramatically improved range and allows ever larger boats to convert to electric. Goethe says when Torqeedo introduced the 80-hp motor it started with a 12-kWh battery, but since then the company has upgraded the battery capacity three times. It’s battery cost and weight that keep electric outboards from replacing large gas outboards, especially at higher speeds and over greater distances. “We can build you a 200-hp tomorrow,” Tess Smallridge, Torqeedo’s manager for marketing and communications, says. “The hard part was always to get enough capacity and low weight inside a boat to have sufficient range,” he says.īut making larger electric motors isn’t the problem. Phillip Goethe, Torqeedo’s director of product management, says the company knew from the beginning that the big challenge with the 80-hp motor was range. At the time these motors were revolutionary, and they continue to be the company’s most powerful offering. For more information about this please contact us.In 2013, the company brought twin 80-hp (50kW) electric outboards to the Miami International Boat Show. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the price. If you use a wheel steering you can equip it with a hydraulic circuit ideally or simply by cable.
An on-board computer is integrated with a GPS. Its performance is optimized to offer you the best possible navigation conditions. With a power of 3000 watts in 24V or 6000 watts in 48V, the propulsion capacity of this electric motor is equivalent to that of an internal combustion engine of 8 to 9,9 HP in nominal use. Its robustness is very good, even against marine corrosion. In addition, the cost of use can be lower than if you use a fossil fuel engine. For the same power, the electric motor is much lighter than its internal combustion counterpart, which will allow you to assemble, disassemble, and maintain it more easily. Why choose an electric motor?Ĭan't stand the noise of your internal combustion engine? Opt for the silence of the electric motor. Depending on whether you have a steering wheel or not, the motor range can be adapted to your configuration. Whether you have a motorboat or a sailboat, the Torqeedo electric outboard motor is a tried and tested product, even in the marine environment. The electric motor is ideal for boats under 3 tons, depending on whether you choose 3 or 6 kW.
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