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Electric Outboard first in water test
This is the first test of a prototype electric outboard motor built by Inertia Labs under commission (http://www.inertia-labs.com ). The goal was to get performance comparable to that of a 25HP gas outboard. We used twin eTec electric motors, coupled with belt drives,and throttled by an AXE speed controller running both motors. We used two early versions of the ZERO motorcycle LiOn batteries at 48v in parallel.
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March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
yes for recharging …
yes for recharging or in parallel with a blocking diode
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Wow very cool, I …
Wow very cool, I know nothing about capacity; would solar panels help out the system?
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Nice Trolling motor …
Nice Trolling motor. I’ll still stick with my Yamaha 250 Saltwater Series though.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
You guys website …
You guys website sux, the quiktime movie link is all messed up, can’t believe it locked up my pc!!!
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
they h ave 25hp …
they h ave 25hp electric motors now
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
why instead of …
why instead of worrying so much for the temp don’t design some cooling system you have the whole lake for that purpose that sealed plastic box makes nothing but worst, the batteries you have are comparable to a probably a 500cc of gasoline and those two motors are only puting out 5 or 6 hp at the peak,,,way far from the 25 you want to get to, be realistic we don’t need false profets like the GM Volt 230 MPG car.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
thats awesome
thats awesome
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
more vids i whould …
more vids i whould love 2 see this on the market it looks really close 2 a 25hp outboard
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
I’m Glad To See …
I’m Glad To See this guys.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
How high is the …
How high is the torqe? If it is high enough you could use a larger prop with a greater pitch, ala the prop used by the Torqeedo motor.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
I like internal …
I like internal combustion better as well, as long as they make it clean – the electric power comes from combustion anyway, if you think about it – the power plant.
Europe has been running diesels for years as the primary source of combustion, and they beat gas hybrids for economy and efficiency. Plus, Canada has pollution from mining the nickel for hybrid batteries.
they can make biodiesel from almost anything organic with only oxygen and water as a waste product(even from sewage).
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Love it. looks like …
Love it. looks like a pair of washing machine motors.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Nice motor but I …
Nice motor but I prefer gas outboards
Certain lakes don’t allow gas motors anyway so that’s what my Minkota Trolling Motor is for
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Bigger batt cables …
Bigger batt cables more juice.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Outstanding! …
Outstanding! Impressive performance. Can’t wait till this stuff gets more comman (and a bit more affordable). Until then, I’ll use my old fashioned 2-stroke, but I’m following stuff like this very close. I like it.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
what is the …
what is the estimate cost of this motor?
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Fantastic job guys. …
Fantastic job guys.
Would love to see more videos of your future progress along with battery, motor and projected HP specs
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Very nice for an …
Very nice for an electric, el-engines are the future! Much more torque, much less sound, vibration and fuel.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Because of ignorant …
Because of ignorant rednecks like you, this planet is in such a bad shape. But, of course, why should you worry. Just go have some fun with your two stroke engine and do not think about your kids future, you stupid head.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
thats eezee…first …
thats eezee…first you follough an old two srtoughk around foughr a fu minutes, breething deep as ja gough, and in theigh ensuing moments of gasping clarity yu joughst heeve the dam thing overboughrd and voila! its throughten!…jeez, dont ja no nuthin??
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
fuck eltric 2 …
eltric 2 stroke power kills eveything
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Very nice guys… …
Very nice guys… Excellent.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
put a small gas …
put a small gas engine to charge the battaries, like a car battery sized generator
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
How do you ‘ …
How do you ‘throught’ something overboard?
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
That was an amazing …
That was an amazing run! I know battery power is going to be an issue but you really have somethine good going for you guys. Keep up the good work!
August 17th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Altogether, its a good post, but you might have spent a littlemore time on it. but an excellent post