The BEST electric outboards of 2024?

The ancient diesels are trusty pieces of kit. Some trust them to fail when needed most… All in all, with all of the dirty downsides we still cant find anything better for long term cruising. However now.. Things are changing and electric has a place. More power, more range and lees maintenance.

Electric is still not for everyone but it finding a place, in this episode we check out mid sized motors to power a small boat, around the 10m range so perfect for fast sail boats and power boats alike.. possibly a big tender too, so long as you can charge the battery that is!

Let us know your thoughts on electric, still on the fence?

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00:00 Intro
00:18 E’Dyn
02:12 Elco
05:32 E’Propulsion
09:10 Parsun

[TheGreenBoater]

Well done video covering these electric outboards! We agree, electric power is not (yet) for every boater but the benefits are compelling. Prices will become competitive once past the early adopter phase, just like Teslas!

[OddLifeCrafting]

Thanks for the comparison. It was interesting 😊

[americanrambler]

I am liking these mid range outboards. They are powerful enough to power day runabout boats in the 4 to 6 meter length (13-19 feet) and you can actually get some decent speeds (faster than row boats and displacement boat speeds). The prices are fairly reasonable. However, the limitations are still the batteries. While they are improving, they are still quite heavy and expensive for these smaller to mid size runabouts.

I have an old 14 foot fiberglass boat in my garage right now with a 33 hp outboard on it, and the boat is certified for up to 50 hp. These 30 to 40 kw outboards would work well on it, but the associated batteries are still a bit too heavy and expensive. They are getting there, but are not quite there yet.

[fredflintstone]

I've just had a pair of outboards made by Aquamot in Austria. They are the Trend 15.0 model (15kW) and I'm mightily impressed with them. I haven't installed them on the boat yet (a 40ft solar powered catamaran) but if they perform as good as they look, they should be fantastic.

[zacsimoneau]

I love the small chuckle you made after the E’dyn salesman told you the water pump would not have to be maintained 😂😂😂😂😂 way to (almost) keep it together in that moment to save the clip.

A pump that doesn’t go bad - If they have that, they’re marketing the wrong product 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[sheaconnelly]

As always with new technology everything is way too expensive. They produce these products for pennies on the dollar. Competition will bring the price down. As with electric cars there are many heavy batteries needed.

[marklchapman]

Electric motors are fine, lithium, batteries, questionable not all diesels are dirty… thanks for the video👍

[robintaylor]

E Propulsion have stepped up their game. Kudos kids good job

[mikestravels]

Can you run it off a small gas generator?

[peterjmcgowan]

Sailor comment here (I get that most of this stuff is powerboat oriented) I think it's rock and a hard place with the electric motors for sailors. The big motors (6kW/9+hp equivalents) need a massive battery so they're not feasible for a sailboat tender (good luck with your davit setup, or your back if you're hauling the battery onboard before the motor before the dinghy). The smaller ones are basically trolling motors (I have yet to see any of them get a tender up on a plane, they are either 1kW and don't have enough power, or they're 3kW+ and the battery weight is making it a zero sum game). A 6kW motor with a quick swap battery setup would be super interesting, store a couple extra batteries on the dinghy for faster/heavier runs, keep them in a lazarette on the boat otherwise. For those worried about 6kW chewing through a small battery, a current limiter dial on the tiller is all that's needed. It could be operated at an equivalent to 1kW, 2kW, 3kW...

[CoriF-em]

EPropulsion customer service is terrible . My epropulsion stopped working after 2 years and in those two years the motor was only used during the summer weekend for a total of 20 hours of use since the purchase of my spirit 1 plus.I cannot find anyone to fix my motor and epropulsion ignore their customers. They only care about the sale of their product and not the service.

[dholtman]

all we need now is a solar panel canopy...

[carterjohnson]

@ e-propulsion - 40kw at 96 Volt. hmm. Am I doing the math right. 400+ amps?

[sheaconnelly]

Funny thing about these electric alternatives. They all use plastic parts down to the prop. Plastic is a fossil fuel product. And plastic props are crap. So they will need to be replaced regularly. The whole electric powered by batteries motion is crap. Doesn’t help the environment.

[ejrupp]

96v x 2 is useless unless ya know the capacity

[Macca]

I’ll stick to my reliable diesel inboards I’ll know I will reach my destination