Given that a gasoline powered ski boat will average about 2 mpg the 8 gallon equivalency figure nautique provided means the ski nautique e could travel about 16 miles on a single charge depending on speeds though the range quoted is not an official figure from.
Electric ski boat price.
A receptacle similar to a shore power plug receives 110 or 220 volt juice to restore the batteries.
That is reflected in the presentation of the miami international boat show s innovation award to the ingenity electric drive system in the gs22 e.
In 2012 they introduced an all electric 230 e equipped with a pair of automotive electric engines providing 160 kw of thrust.
The matching li ion batteries were good for 78 kwh.
This isn t super air nautique s first foray into the world of electric boats.
Lts marine the one and only electric water sports boats that will give you the same performance as their petrol cousins without the noise obviously.
Wraparound seats hide lithium ion batteries and a plexiglas window reveals two coffee can size electric motors and a single transmission.
Of course one challenge for any electric vehicle is the range of operation.
A first of its kind the super air nautique gs22e is a revolutionary electric towboat unlike anything else on the market today.
The ski nautique e looks like any gas powered ski boat sans the engine box.