The Ilmor ION electric outboard motor, developed by Ilmor’s Advanced Technology Group, hopes to power the next generation of light electric watercraft from tenders to pontoon boats. The new electric ...

General Motors has acquired a 25% stake in Pure Watercraft, a Seattle-based startup specializing in electric boats and outboard motors. GM will provide Pure Watercraft with direct supply chain and ...

Electric cars have quickly moved into the mainstream. Now, electric boats are powering up. Some are work skiffs, others are multi-million-dollar speedboats. From the coast of Maine, here's Murray ...

Working more than a dozen years ago at an Old Saybrook marine supplies outlet, Alex Yuknat cobbled together a custom-built electric motor for a boat owner, swapping out the fuel line in favor of ...

Much reporting focuses on reasons why one might choose electric marine power. The issues of range, speed, noise levels, winterizing and ethanol challenges, lake restrictions, environmental concerns ...

British modular electric drive specialist Saietta Group is preparing to launch its first electric outboard motor for boats and other watercraft. A year after spinning off the Propel marine division, ...

Electric power only started making sense for land vehicles about ten years ago, but now the technology is ready to make the jump into the water. Pure Watercraft hopes that its electric outboard motor ...

Methods for measuring and reporting horsepower of electric outboards are debated within the industry. Trolling-motor makers such as Minn Kota, Lowrance, Garmin and Rhodan report the power of their ...

My whole life, I've had a simple rule: if it floats, flies, or has four wheels, I'm interested. And in that time, I've seen electric technology try - and mostly fail - to conquer all three. Electric ...

From working skiffs to multi-million dollar yachts, there's a small but growing market for EV boat motors on the New England coast. Electric cars have quickly moved into the mainstream. Now, electric ...