Mercury Marine’s recent ­foray into the ­electric-outboard market began with the ­Avator 7.5e, but as promised, both a higher-powered ­Avator 20e and 35e have now joined the lineup. Offering ­power ...

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Now, electric boats are charting a ...

Slowly but surely, electric motors are gaining traction among recreational and commercial boaters in Maine. Maine Electric Boat in Biddeford said it has installed more than a dozen electric propulsion ...

Working more than a dozen years ago at an Old Saybrook marine supplies outlet, Alex Yuknat cobbled together a custom-built electric motor for a boat owner, swapping out the fuel line in favor of ...

A year ago at CES 2023, Mercury Marine presented its first electric outboard ever, the Avator 7.5e. For this year's show, it cranked up the power to present the highest output models of the ...

Methods for measuring and reporting horsepower of electric outboards are debated within the industry. Trolling-motor makers such as Minn Kota, Lowrance, Garmin and Rhodan report the power of their ...

Brunswick (BC), the biggest recreational boat maker in the world, isn’t sitting pat waiting for the future to happen. CEO David Foulkes has been pushing the boating and marine tech company into the ...

Here at Electrek, I’ve had the pleasure of covering some fascinating electric boat news stories. In just the past year, we’ve seen everything from high-power electric speed boats and pleasure cruisers ...

Electric cars have quickly moved into the mainstream. Now, electric boats are powering up. Some are work skiffs, others are multi-million-dollar speedboats. From the coast of Maine, here's Murray ...

A new 30-foot cruiser could jolt the fledgling electric boat segment into a new chapter. Blue Innovations Group officially launched its R30 this weekend at its manufacturing facility near Saint ...