Tested | Mercury Avator Range - Theoretical v Practical

Mercury's first electric outboard - the Avator 7.5e - was launched at the Australin dealer conference 2023.

We borrowed one on a little Quintrex Explorer to do some range testing at 100%.

Range improves as throttle is lowered. Here's what we found.

[oldstruck]

I think its a great idea and when the price comes down id love to buy one. No more bad gas, gummed carburetor, pulling the rope tull my arm hurts. Sounds great.

[oldehatt]

At some point electric outboards will be great. Good trolling, quiet, spare batteries, should develop solar charging.. good future I believe.

[Legnerps]

But I will miss the memories associated with the toxic aroma of outboard exhaust

[Barracartel]

I’m afraid that type of technology will need to evolve along way for it to be useful for recreational fisherman. Especially where I am in the NT. Great test though, thanks Steve 👍

[mattwright]

I think electric outboards are great but better suited to certain applications of course. I fish on lochs in Scotland and have used petrol and electric. Electric are vastly inproving. They are quiet, almost zero maintenance needed (remember when you think of the cost that for safety your petrol outboard has to be seviced every year), you can fit a big lithium battery which are light, there is no smell and pollution to the lake etc etc. I do get they are not going to be much use at sea or on extremely large lakes but thays beside the poont and the sea is a bit more able to absorb to put up with pollution issues that a lake could much more likely to suffer from.

[deanwatt]

Nice clear test, well done 👍.
Would love to know what the app is that you used to make the track you were showing on screen.
Very cool.

[dannybartlett]

terrible i used an E outboard for 7 days with 2 leisure batteries a hole week loool this is miles away

[stephenlatimer]

Avator 7.5 wud be so cool on the polycraft tender chasing big lizards on the flats. gud news that the Avator has spare bats u can get. Steve wats the next size up from the 7.5.

[demachina]

my zodiac will plane with an ice 7.5hp Will your boat plane with that 7.5e ?

[marianwhitcomb]

Needs to be marketed for women...we hate gas, oil, fixing these things, and how heavy they are. We like quiet and the journey. The "motor sports" crowd is invading and destroying every place I go for a little mental health and peace of mind.

[richardkaye]

Why didn’t you try and plane, a 6 mercury two stroke would
Plain on that tiny, electrics are a long way of yet unfortunately

[curtanschuetz]

So when it dies, can you just switch out the battery and quickly load a new lithium and keep fishing? Also, is it practical to think i can also use this for creeping along slowly, like a trolling motor?

[michaelbenna]

Oof 1 hr on water just isn’t safe… not even close to being enough