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French electric marine drive specialist BlueNav is preparing to put a more natural spin in its lineup. The all-new Whale Design propeller features blades that follow the contours of a whale to improve system efficiency. The unique propeller is set to d… Continue reading Biomimetic propeller brings whale-like flow to hubless marine e-drive
The multi-award-winning Sharrow Propeller family is growing. The new Sharrow CX incorporates the company’s toroidal design into a contra-rotating propeller set. The sculptural new prop doubles up on looped blades with the promise of bringing Sharrow’s … Continue reading Ultra-efficient toroidal propeller gets contra-rotating double upgrade
Magonis launched one of the sleekest little electric boats on the water in 2021, an 18-footer (5.5-m) with a speedy look and lightweight vacuum-infused hull construction. At the time, it offered a range of electric outboard options ranging between 4 an… Continue reading Magonis slaps new Flux electric outboard on fastest ultralight e-boat
Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market’s most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, portable electric drive system. Teaming up with the fo… Continue reading Oru motorizes origami kayaks with portable electric outboard
Yamaha previously announced it would show its prototype hydrogen-combustion outboard motor at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show, and it’s gone the extra mile in bringing a prototype boat and fuel delivery system to go along with it. Yamaha calls i… Continue reading Yamaha’s world-first hydrogen outboard unveiled on prototype boat
Yamaha may be the largest, most well-known manufacturer of outboard motors in Japan, but Tohatsu Corporation beat it to market by a couple years back in the mid-20th century to become the country’s first outboard producer. Tohatsu remains a venerable f… Continue reading Japan’s oldest outboard builder silences seas with all-electric motor
French startup FinX was founded on the idea that the best way to preserve nature is to look to it for inspiration. Toward that end, it’s developed an outboard motor that allows boats to move through the water more naturally and efficiently, similar to … Continue reading Biomimetic electric outboard ditches propeller for fin-driven thrust
While other marine companies were using this year’s Boat Dusseldorf show to electrify fast, furious water toys of every possible size, Chinese e-drive maker ePropulsion was presenting its smallest, most versatile electric outboard yet. The new eLite ou… Continue reading Portable, blade-like electric outboard simplifies clean, quiet boating
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 all-electric Avator lineup. Both new outboards more than doubl… Continue reading Mercury introduces its most powerful electric outboard motors yet
Yamaha Motor has already pushed to the front of the pack in developing hydrogen engines for automobiles and off-highway off-roaders, and now it’s looking to launch its hydrogen-combustion program into the water. A potentially critical piece of its grea… Continue reading Yamaha hydrogen combustion outboard brings more clean H2 to boating