Tesla inspired all electric boats are coming.

I’m surprised we haven’t seen more yet. Automotive manufacturers are moving most all to electric on the next 10 years.
 
I don’t see how you could recharge them on a scale like the cars. Right now it seems a perfect mega yacht tender where you can run around all day then plug into the yacht. I guess you need to start somewhere
 
Interesting technology but OMG that thing is ugly! :D
 
And just like automobiles range is the problem and in the end it's still using fossil fuel to charge it. What they need to make is wind powered boats.
 
dvx216 said:
And just like automobiles range is the problem and in the end it's still using fossil fuel to charge it. What they need to make is wind powered boats.
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uh, pretty sure that's how this all got started............ ;-)
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dvx216 said:
And just like automobiles range is the problem and in the end it's still using fossil fuel to charge it. What they need to make is wind powered boats.
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actually the car ranges are damn good considering our model Y has a 300 mile range and a buddies model S has a 400 mile range my Grand Cherokee is in the middle somewhere so range is getting closer. We know we have to use fuel generated electric stations but at least it’s cutting our carbon footprint and lessening our oil dependence by some degree.
We’ve used the Tesla for the winter in Fla and came home and forgot I had to put gas in the Jeep.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
We know we have to use fuel generated electric stations but at least it’s cutting our carbon footprint...
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Just changing WHERE the emissions are being emitted.
One full charge of a Tesla takes more kW hours than my house uses in 2.5 days.
If these looney tree-huggers get their way with electric vehicles there is no way the power grid will keep up in a few years. At least not without massively raising rates for new infrastructure and power plants. Think Comifornia type brownouts nationwide.

Havana Shamrock said:
...and lessening our oil dependence by some degree...
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We were no longer dependant on anyone until dimwit Biden moved into WH.
 
That's pretty cool. Looks like more of a lake boat than something to go ocean running in. Plus, I wonder how long those electrical components will hold up in a salt water environment. I am surprised that they did not incorporate solar panels into that roof.
 
This may work on very small boats, but certainly not on my 32 Sundancer - which is not very big considering all the Sea Ray boats out there. Most cars now get about 25 MPG where I get less that 1 MPG. That means I use 25 times the energy of a car. So if a car gets 250 miles to a tank of gas, I'll get 10 miles to a fully charged electric system. I think it's pretty easy for all of us to figure out many more such problems with electric boats.
 
2 hours running time at 22 kts I know that’s not a lot of distance but you have to consider the weight it’s moving it will do 35 kts and has 1000 ft lbs torque. Remember when the Prius came out? It was and still is the ugliest EV with little to no range look how far the technology has come now regular looking cars can go 400 miles and recharge in 35 mins.
like I said it’s a start I’d be happy with an Electric dinghy with good numbers
That would interest us here more on CSR I think.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
2 hours running time at 22 kts I know that’s not a lot of distance but you have to consider the weight it’s moving it will do 35 kts and has 1000 ft lbs torque. Remember when the Prius came out? It was and still is the ugliest EV with little to no range look how far the technology has come now regular looking cars can go 400 miles and recharge in 35 mins.
like I said it’s a start I’d be happy with an Electric dinghy with good numbers
That would interest us here more on CSR I think.
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Nope, my gas motor carries enuff fuel Internal tank to run 2 hours on putt, 1 hour on plane. And I can carry a tiny 1 gal can on board give me enuff range for all day. The rubber floor ain’t supporting a 60# battery to do the same, that I gotta shlep down the pier and back to charge. So no, keep the electrics on a bass boat for shallow trolling.
 
There was a Electric Boat at the Miami Boat Show.
Like a Telsa, modern looking and fast.
Saw it profiled on Powerboat Television in Canada.
I forget all the specifics but was expensive if I remember right.
Maybe some other Canadian that saw the program can remember more.
 
Pirate Lady said:
39 seconds into the video he does a 180. Coming home for recharge cause that’s his range.
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:p

Pirate Lady said:
Sorry. Not in our lifetime.
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In the Seventies, I was all exited to build an electric car, based on something like a VW type 3. The primary limiting factor was the lead acid batteries available at the time. Weight and capacity. Then came readily-accessible ni-cad batteries. Much better power-to-weight ratio than lead acid. Still didn't make electric vehicles viable, especially out West where we travel many miles between watering holes.
Enter lithium-polymer. Game changer. I started with ni-cad hand tools, and lately outfitted the shop with 18V li-po. It's a completely different environment.
True, for overland travel, the charge stations are still an issue, but they're becoming more populous. So now, it seems as if it'll be the infrastructure that'll be the limiting factor. And, as @TimW pointed out, we're currently in a situation where we're still generating the bulk of our power with coal and oil, but in someone else's back yard. As we Westerners are aware, there's a push to breach four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River. Without trying to make this a political issue, we find ourselves with higher and higher fuel costs, yet the power needed for all these fancy electric vehicles is becoming more difficult/expensive to obtain. At the moment, wind and solar can't fill the gap. I know we won't voluntarily wean ourselves off fossil fuel, but I truly hope we can have the alternatives in place to make the transition easier.
 
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