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~840 HP (1.4*600) to bring it up to plane with an electric motor but just ~300 HP to do it with a diesel engine? It's obviously more expensive but not that much
by magsnus 5y ago
~840 HP (1.4*600) to bring it up to plane with an electric motor but just ~300 HP to do it with a diesel engine? It's obviously more expensive but not that much more expensive.
- pp19dd 5y agoCheck out the electric co's site, and maybe it'll explain it better than I could have at a broad pass. But that inboard was their entry-level motor that actually existed. I suspect their power declaration is marketing language claiming burst power, and that its nominal cruising range is well under it but regardless of any of that, the batteries costing $180,000 is still an issue. Edit: forgot one important thing for that power matching, the weight. Replacing an engine and full gas tank -- the electric motor + mid-range battery pack overall adds about 2,500 lbs to the boat, so it'd be a 7,200 lb boat at that point and I'm not sure I could trailer it anymore.