May.26.2009
ECOSPORTS - electric Jetski watersports
The First 100% Electric Jetski EVER Made. It can reach speeds of 50+ mph and range of up to 3 hours. This is way under-reported, only a couple hundred people have viewed this video.
Eco WaterSports basically took a jetski and modded it for electric, and this matters. For one, Lots of lakes these days do not allow gas powered motors, but do allow electric motors ( mostly because they expect your typical bass fishing boat trolling motor to be the only electric motors available )
Gas/oil lower unit lube … all that does get into the lake waters. Many engines actually exhaust right into the water through the center of the prop ( bad idea - old idea ) and most engines run cooling water loops that leak oil also. In small ponds and lakes - a gas powered engine is not a good thing. Just look at the slime and scum and floating oil blobs around any Marina, boatyard whatever at the gas dock… Its time to stop this kind of obvious pollution.
Via TH:
EcoWatercraft is on a mission to reduce emissions. It is our goal to develop a customer base built solely on technological advancements and customer satisfaction. We will provide the most customer oriented experience in the personal watercraft industry.
EcoWatercraft will be the first American personal watercraft corporation. Additionally, we will be the first all electric personal watercraft manufacturer. We will employ Americans to build our ECO’s in a facility that is 100% powered from renewable sources of energy.
EcoWatercraft will host workshops and educational presentations to highlight the need for a sustainable “green” world and economy. We believe by following these methods we will inspire a need for change and build a company that will transcend the future of watercraft.
Hopefully these will be available to RENT at local lakes and shoreline locations… because this looks great to me… time to get wet.
Note: getting any battery wet is really bad, most especially any Lithium design will irrecoverably die when water gets into it. Be sure your seals are tight matey….
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