Electric Water Ski Boat

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10 mW
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Redmond, WA
I'm a water skier so this is very exciting to me!

http://nautique.com/videos/index/100-electric-nautique
 
Yeah.. Just released this week!

that's great new

The motor are developed in partenership with TM4 a Montreal ( Quebec) manufacture of electric drive system for car.

They have alot of patent for the electric car wheel motor since 1994.


I got some information on the motor:

The sports nautiques motor version is capable of 154 kW/74kW (206 HP/100HP)

here is some great images

Doc
 
I used to compete in slalom skiing and this boat looks very interesting. The only thing that I can see being an issue is the run time on a charge. I like to put the boat in the water and be gone for the day and I doubt it could be done with this boat. Hopefully as battery technology improves this would be possible. :mrgreen:
 
http://www.boatingmag.com/engines/alternate propulsion/amazing-electric-ski-boat
...with two skiers and three riders on board, I enjoyed the early morning sun through more than 20 exhaust-free ski runs before retiring Correct Craft’s electric Nautique prototype to the dock for charging.

The Ski Nautique E looks like any gas-powered ski boat, sans the engine box. Wraparound seats hide lithium ion batteries, and a Plexiglas window reveals two coffee-can-size electric motors and a single transmission. A receptacle similar to a shore-power plug receives 110- or 220-volt juice to restore the batteries.

At the end of the session, the Ski Nautique E was plugged in for a $3 220-volt charge that would take 4½ hours — just enough time for lunch and for the muscles to recharge before starting the afternoon set.

Full article in the link. No details eg pack size but at 15 cents per kWh, $3 would be 20kWh... `bit more than 2 gallons of gas, so a pretty small "tank".

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