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| Source: EPIC Wakeboats |
We now have all electric cars, why not an all electric boat. The world’s first electric wakeboat seems like a natural progression of today’s technologies. Although after reading through the stats it seems the idea may still be in the "novelty" stage. The run time in wakeboard “mode” is only about an hour, and you’ll need the rapid charger to recharge to full capacity in an hour. There are a few stats that do make me smile though, just look at all that torque. And how could you not smile about zero emissions; providing you are willing to make a few tradeoffs. Check out the EPIC 232se stats and the video after the jump.
• Beam: 2.59m (8.5 ft)
• Boat weight: 2630 Kg (5800lbs)
• Capacity: 10 People
• Top speed: 64 km/h (40mph)
• Run time: Up to 10 hours (1 hour in Wakeboard, 3 hour in Wakesurf)
• Charge-back: 2 hour (or 1 hour with rapid charger)
• Emissions: Zero
• Motor: Liquid cooled brushless DC
• Peak Power: 268 HP (200 kW)
• Peak Torque: 900 Nm (664 lb-ft)
• Peak RPM: 5000
• Battery Pack Energy: 60 kWh (Lithium Iron Phosphate Autonomous Cell)
Source: Translogic, and EPIC Wakeboats
First impression - who ever designed this hull hit a home run. I know that was a little off subject but it had to be said.
ReplyDeleteFor new technology package I give it an A+ for the performance specs. If you live on a river or lake and have a plugin on your dock, it gives you time to chill between wake board runs!
It will be interesting to see how battery design in the near future will help this kind of solution become more viable.