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 ...

Northern Colorado hosted the world’s first 75 horsepower electric outboard motor during a demonstration at Island Lake in Fort Collins. The motor, the product of ACEL Power, a Vancouver-based company, ...

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, ...

Imagining an electric ­pontoon boat, you might think of a couple of hours of sedate cruising followed by lengthy charge periods. Hyper Electric Marine sinks that image with a luxury pontoon offering ...

Mercury Marine has just announced the launch of its two newest electric outboard motors, the Avator 20e and Avator 35e. The news follows the launch of Mercury’s first entry in the lineup, the Avator 7 ...

Vision Marine Technologies is a Canadian company that specializes in electric boats and it recently unveiled its 180 horsepower electric outboard motor called the E-Motion 180E, branding it the ...

Out of all the modes of transportation to electrify, seacraft have been somewhat overlooked even though they should actually be a priority due to the disproportionate amount of pollution they emit.

Yamaha may be the largest, most well-known manufacturer of outboard motors in Japan, but Tohatsu Corporation beat it to market by a couple years back in the mid-20th century to become the country's ...

Torqeedo, the German manufacturer of electric outboards whose name seems to be missing a "u", has a new battery to power its 80-horsepower electric outboard. The company recently announced a ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 22, 2020 at ...

A short while ago, I was talking with my colleague, good buddy, and sailing enthusiast Tim McKenzie. As an old-school kind of gent, he said he doesn't quite jive with two modern paradigms more than ...

Electric motors have come a long way and we couldn’t be more excited about what 2025 has in store! From tiny but mighty to full-planing-power, there are finally some good electric outboard options ...