I took a ZeroJet electric jet boat for a blast!

Electric cars are now mainstream but electric boats have been lagging behind... until now.
The engineers at the New Zealand firm ZeroJet have spent the last eight years perfecting their electric jet motor and this is the result: a high performance, jet propulsion system which runs entirely on batteries.
Plus, they've partnered with the New Zealand company Offshore Cruising Tenders to offer a carbon fibre tender with a ZeroJet motor. The result is a highly maneuverable tender that's clean, quiet, cheap to run and loads of fun.
But how fast can it go? How far can it go? And how much does it cost? Click on the video to find out all of the above. And if you enjoy it, consider pressing the subscribe button for weekly content on electric powered cars, buses, boats and - coming soon - passenger planes!
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[@martinhill389]

🥔Yes but - how many potatoes does it hold? 🥔

[@NZVideoGuy]

Looks like just the two.

[@EcotricityNZ]

@@NZVideoGuy Please don't be mean, mate. We're all here to have a good time. -Gav

[@cb-nz]

It is the Schrodinger's cat of the jet boating world - low carbon and all carbon at the same time 😀

[@Zarphag]

Thats pretty zippy. Not cheap but the lack of maintenance and fossil fuels would make it a must buy for your several million dollar yacht

[@NZVideoGuy]

Exactly. The perfect gift the virtue signalling elite.

[@davincisghost9228]

A seaman who could do with a rigid inflatable...oh well done!

[@johnhornblow4347]

Think of all the sacks of spuds you could ship across the bay.....

[@wzk921109]

I love the idea but 50k for this? Please get the Chinese in to cut that in half.

[@cb550rider]

45-50k? 😂

[@TrentJordan3198]

Can you do a review on the new Kia Niro electric vehicle?

[@EcotricityNZ]

Good tip! I'll message my Kia dude! -Gav

[@svendhellested3463]

😢lots of complaints on price. Why not make a $5000 powersystem that is mass produced. A matched set a handyman could install into an older hull. I have a 16ft runabout that should plane easy at 20mph with 25-40hp. Look at homemade jet boats using jetski motors. Not hard to do. A matched battery, wiring, motor, etc one could install himself would sell. Or other boat manufacturers could make it an option.

[@alancarver2511]

And nobody wants to steal your motor. Nice.

[@dzhiurgis]

$1000 worth of batteries on a $47,000 boat

[@voigtstr]

Epic!

[@0ErikaAir0]

As a Vet below the poverty line it makes me sad to try and find something affordable to share with my family to get on the water and think you may have found something only to have your dreams dashed upon seeing the price shown on screen. I want to take my parents out on the water. My dad loved being on the water with Mom and his two sons, but he was recently told he has early onset dementia. If anyone can help me find something please don’t hesitate to point me in the right direction.

[@TobeyGuthrie]

Now I'm not boatologist but that looks like a lot of fun!

[@handroids1981]

Well, I am a TenderOlogist, at least... That's what the _ladies_ call me. Aha ha ha haa.

[@TheGreenBoater]

Lets replace all gas powered jet skis with electric!

[@MiniLuv-1984]

So we need a word to replace "brmm brmm"

[@standupmoto]

Top video Gav, one of these on the shopping list for sure 👍

[@SydneyEV]

that motor would be epic in a small tinnie!

[@xicofaria]

This is the stuff of my dreams. I had the idea that HamiltonJet were looking into this, but this implementation is fantastic. Hope you guys can find the capital to mass volume and get that carbonfiber more acessible

[@NZVideoGuy]

Seriously? Isn't this just virtue signalling? You spend years developing a small boat adding up all your Co2 output along the way, plus all the Co2 it took to produce the batteries, and end up with a tiny boat that can buzz around for 60 mins, what, once every 3 months? How can anyone sit in that thing and say with a straight face, "zero emissions"? Is this anything but fun and games for the wealthy? That's a no from me. 👎

[@Zarphag]

too poor to own one I guess

[@EcotricityNZ]

I love that you're also as concerned about carbon emissions as me. That's important. Yes, they are pretty spendy things, but you have to remember that even the Nissan Leaf was above $70k when it first arrived in New Zealand. Electric tech will always get cheaper in time. As for the machine's use case, it's a small tender, not a long haul vessel and there seems to be a market for them. But most of all? This thing is absolute FUN! I hope you can try it one day. -Gav

[@ThePoltergeist]

Kool Are you gunna sell these across the ditch in Oz? If so how much for the inflatable jobbie?

[@wrifraff]

I really want to see one of those ZeroJet systems on a jetski! I'm definitely going to have to look into this more!

[@wrifraff]

Bummer, they only work with new vessel builders with a minimum quantity of 20 units. Cool idea, but I'll have to look elsewhere for my project.

[@handroids1981]

That would an underpowered and over priced jet ski, my man.

[@lyledal]

That boat looks like amazing fun!!

[@peterjackson6228]

What a great product! Really nice video production too

[@courcheval]

Can we import this in Greece?

[@stefanvanrensburg6096]

Unbelievable!!!

[@astondriver]

did you find your phone?

[@EcotricityNZ]

Yeah, it fell into the bottom of the boat and sat in salt water for 15 mins while I was blatting around like an idiot. I still have it, but it's dead, Jim! -Gav

[@grantlouw3182]

PSC? Looks like a whole lot of fun!

[@EcotricityNZ]

I only had my travel potato with me! -Gav

[@PathosBedlam]

They really need to add a roof the same shape as the boat, but covered in solar panels capable of charging the battery while you sit still fishing or it’s being towed behind your bigger boat/ship. Unless they think people like sunburn/skin cancer.

[@EcotricityNZ]

That is a great idea!

[@djotter]

Almost as good as @DktheWelder 😁

[@EcotricityNZ]

Wait, how did I not know about this dude? I just checked out his channel and I absolutely love what he's creating. He's got a new subscriber! -Gav