The Electric Outboard We've Been Waiting For | ALL NEW EPROPULSION X-40

The newest high output / high horsepower electric outboard! Testing the all new electric outboard on a pontoon boat.
The EPROPULSION X-40 ⚡️⚡️⚡️
The HIGH HORSEPOWER electric outboard motor we've been waiting for.
Hey guys, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to get invited down to Ft. Lauderdale Florida to get exclusive access to the new EPROPULSION X-40 electric outboard before they released it at the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show! I had the chance to try it out in person on a 22ft Northstar pontoon boat and get a hands-on experience with EPROPULSIONs' newest electric outboard.
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In this video, I'm going to cover EVERYTHING I learned about the outboard. Soecs and details, battery, speed, runtime, cost, what we know so far, what we don't know yet, and much, much more! I'll show my on the water experience and even get a chance to sit down with the Cofounder and CEO of EPROPULSION, Danny Tao, for a quick interview. This new 40 kilowatt (50+ horsepower) electric outboard has some interesting technology, performance, and features!!! I hope you enjoy and learn something new about the future of boating.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - X-40 Specs
2:55 - Noise Test
3:30 - X-40 Battery Specs
4:43 - X-40 Battery Cost and Comparison
5:38 - Runtime and Speed
7:04 - Charging
7:24 - Cost and Realease Date
8:50 - Demo Boat Used
9:23 - On the Water Testing
11:07 - Final Thoughts
12:07 - Danny Tao Interview

[@DistinctBlood]

The battery technology has been the limiting factor for electric outboards, inboards and cars since about 1910. They are still very heavy and expensive per kilowatt hour of capacity compared to gasoline and diesel. The current crop of motors are plenty good in themselves, but the power cells still hold them back. Most of my power tools and my lawn mower are battery electric. I really like them. And prefer them over the older corded electric and gas power. A 30 to 50 kWh outboard would be great on my 14 foot classic fiberglass outboard runabout, but a 400 to 800 pound battery pack to run it is still to heavy for the weight capacity of the boat. 45 to 95 pounds for 1 or 2 individual 6 gallon gas tanks remains the go to configuration and provides plenty of range for the day or two of use between fill ups (or recharges). 1 gallon of gasoline is about the equivalent of 33 kWh of electric battery capacity.

[@Simon-dm8zv]

Except that the combustion engine cosumes 4 times as much of that energy. So the useable energy of a gallon of gasoline is only 9 kWh.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Well done! Neat stuff

[@coztod]

Great video and interview. This is just a snapshot of the first iteration of these motors and systems. If I was a billionaire and was designing an unlimited budget 35 footer, I’d consider putting these 40 horse electrics between two big 300+ gas outboards in a trips setup. Having a completely redundant propulsion system would be awesome, and it would be great to use in no wake channels and docking, or fishing to just keep position. Trim the gassers up when on electric, and tilt the electric up when under gas. A bit much maybe, but rich folk do crazier shit than that in custom boats. People are putting in 500 amp hours just for a house battery setup anyway.

[@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors]

How fun is that, I think the spot lock will be a game changer being built into this motor. I have some experience with a smaller kayak electric motor and enjoyed it for most of last year. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us all and congrats on this unique invite to be there for the reveal of this motor. Fun times, I agree, you will see a lot of interest if they can produce something for the smaller boats, I think there is probably more of us with the Jon boats then the larger boats, but then again, that is just me, I have not factual idea of that being the case. Again, great video and have a. blessed weekend my friend. Dale

[@blacklabel810]

Amazing friend, thanks for the video, very interesting, happy to see your video,👍

[@crappiejoebaits1759]

I can literally buy a mercury 250 for the cost of something that is only 50 hp rating 😂😂😂 . I think ill stick with the gas motor. But dont get me wrong im sure it has its place for some people just not for me . Not only that but if you are full throttle it you might get a couple of hours on the lake . When i fish we are out for 5 or 6 hours easy and thats not counting tournaments that are 8 hours easy.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I totally get it man. Definitely not for everyone and costly at that.

[@BloodCover]

5500 ain’t bad considering its torque is insane, I would build my own battery setup for way less than almost 20grand they charge and I’d love to use it for offshore trolling only

[@ScarabChris]

You're in my neighborhood. I live one canal to the east. The house with the Whaler on the lift are friends of mine. I'm surprised I haven't seen this electric boat yet.

[@abelincoln3261]

The battery bank is setup according to the need.. that type hull has major drag not efficient a all. Put that motor on an efficient hull and you longer need as many batteries.

[@Jax0238]

Or put a third pontoon on

[@cjmac4408]

You can't put it in a more efficient hull. It requires 800 lbs of battery. It makes 50 hp. Lol. It's absolutely useless

[@SeanOHanlon]

​@@Jax0238 Right, because adding a third hull wouldn't increase drag at all...

[@royrunyon1286]

What I like: heading hold, position hold, steering range which appears to reach 45 deg. left and right, integration, torque, noise level. What I'm concerned about: cost of batteries, weight of batteries, relative low energy density of batteries, outboard motor and electronics below the waterline which could make them vulnerable to leaks and damage, cost of the batteries...

[@fredflintstone1428]

We've been making submarines for a long time now, I would have thought there must be a way to really minimise the risk of leaks but I get your point. With everything electric, it's a balance between capital cost versus the savings of fuel.

[@zz7824]

800lbs for 10kwh of LFP batteries?!?! Anyone who knows BEV's, know that a Tesla Model 3 SR has a 55kwh LFP that weighs "only" around 1200lbs. That means if someone can integrate the battery into the hull, a 25kwh battery (2.5x the runtime) would be possible for less than 600lbs! There's still a HUGE amount of improvement available out there!

[@DanWangFilms]

I know pricing isn't available yet, but what would you guesstimate the price of the X40 or X20 package (no batteries)?

[@whitetail54]

With all the technology we have there got to be a way to cut down on the weight maybe start thinking out of the box like maybe using the water and the sun to run the motor, there is a lot of high technology out there we just got to get a hold of it.

[@OGchickentnt]

Super cool, love to get one on a whaler

[@machew2009]

I wish I could try one of these on my 16 foot runabout fishing boat

[@timlong1462]

800lbs of batteries is kinda nuts. That really limits what setup you can put this on. It's a catch 22 of needing more batteries to get range, the. You have so much weight you can't plane and need a bigger motor. I bet that x40 would push a small boat fast, but you'd almost have to pick between speed and range. Even half those batteries would make it so I could only take myself and limited to 1 passenger.

[@ericklein5097]

Cobalt based lithium would be nearly half the weight. I'd like to see a teardown of their LiFePO4 battery. There are cobalt based lithium batteries that can get 2000+ cycles and even more if you don't cycle in the top or bottom 10%

[@timlong1462]

@@ericklein5097that would be nice, but what is the financial cost and environmental cost of all these batteries. To me electric makes a lot of sense for cars we use daily, but a pontoon might only be taken on a small cruise once a week or even month for the majority of users. Is the amount of battery worth the small amount of gasoline that it's replacing? I just see all these batteries and materials going into something that's not going to get enough use to justify.

[@snookmeister55]

Great lake boat. Plug it in upon completion of trip just like always.

[@BryantFarris]

​@timlong1462 gas use in lakes isn't good for the environment, oil leaks , gas leaks, gear case leaks ect. Electric motors are really efficient, and would eliminate maintenance, no need to worry about the oil changes on 4 strokes that rarely are taken out, no need to worry about plugs, or carbs, clogged fuel injectors, bad fuel from setting just slightly to long ect. Just charge and go ... simple simple as can be

[@BryantFarris]

​@timlong1462 gas use in lakes isn't good for the environment, oil leaks , gas leaks, gear case leaks ect. Electric motors are really efficient, and would eliminate maintenance, no need to worry about the oil changes on 4 strokes that rarely are taken out, no need to worry about plugs, or carbs, clogged fuel injectors, bad fuel from setting just slightly to long ect. Just charge and go ... simple simple as can be

[@tbnationoutdoors-nateeckhold]

Wink. Wink 😊

[@valerianteritron4424]

G r e a t !!! We longed for electric motors at boats !!!

[@adaminjp]

Awesome video Anthony. If you end up getting one to test here in Georgia I would love to meet up with you to test it out. Keep up the great work you are the one channel that helped me make my decision to buy an epropulsion motor for my current boat. I am currently pushing a 24’ pontoon boat with a single spirit evo. I can get up to 5.5mph on the boat by myself on a calm lake here in Georgia. I would love to see what the X series can do. It would also be great if epropulsion released the screen and the electric steering for their other lines. I love my spirit evo and top mount throttle but the new screen and the electric steering have me stoked.

[@KurtQuad]

Give the technology around another 5-10 years and by then you'll have solid state batteries with 2-3 times the capacity with less weight and volume and much faster charging. Throw in a Sharrow propeller and you'll have some serious range and even less noise.

[@martinsv9183]

Believe it when I see it.

[@Revenant_Knight]

I have an ePropulsion Spirit for my jon boat. It’s great but I wish they made a model like it with about twice the power, that could still use portable batteries.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

The “Navy” series covers that pretty well.

[@Revenant_Knight]

@@WayneTheBoatGuy Navy series are nice, but don't use those portable batteries on the Spirit.

[@JohnBraman413]

not sure if i missed it in the video. but do these new motors have regen?

[@robertheinkel6225]

Boats don’t coast downhill like a car. Cut the throttle and it stops.

[@lumberdog198]

fish are stunned by 96 volts

[@aaronparys1750]

Cool .. just need to replace that Canopy with some Solar panels for recharging on the go !

[@fredflintstone1428]

Great video. I'm probably in the market for an X20 or X25, preferably running at 48V, though it seems everything will be based around the 96V packs. 96V is probably a good mid-point, though 48V is favoured because of the number of solar inverters / inverters that can then power the house electrics of modern yachts and catamarans. Having the steering capabilities via a motor on the outboard and a communications cable seems so simple an idea, I'm not sure why other outboards (especially petrol ones) haven't come up with it before.

[@FAKE-NAME]

Plastic prop on 50hp they need a metal prop. The Plastic props on the smaller outboards isn't as bad (less power to flex the prop). Even though I see performance loss with the Plastic I've seen videos of guys absolutely abusing one(lower power electric) while clearing fallen trees and branches out of their local "river/creek" and they hit stuff alot..they had to replace prop a few times but it's from chiping type damage they didn't loose a full blade like you would expect. I wonder if the higher hp/kw motor props would survive or just explode when they hit something.

[@carterjohnson25]

96v at at 40kw would be 400+ amps. How do they make that work? Anybody have insight? (Google says the Power Delivery cables would need to be 3/4 inch thick for just a 2 meter run) So stoked for this motor.

[@mrsilverghost83]

Y cuanto vale el motor?

[@dj2000lbs]

My concern with electric boats is how do you keep the batteries at a safe temperature I mean boats can get really hot under the sun

[@ericklein5097]

96V @ 100A is 9.6kW. So how are we powering the 40kW motor?

[@juliandrake7862]

I think it has four batteries because he said a battery weighs 220 lbs and then said 880 lbs of battery on board.

[@johncarlsen3467]

I want to know what happens when the boat capsizes? Do the batteries turn the boat into a huge tiki torch like the Tesla’s that burst into flames after flooding with salt water?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Man I honestly have no idea at all. Great question though. I know most batteries are ip67 rated. I even have one lithium that can be submerged. Not sure the specs on the ones in the video.

[@Obshowersyndicate]

Can they make a 2stroke oil smell come outta them ? It wont feel like being on the water without it😊

[@therealjasonseidel]

Seems like the added weight will reduce seating capacity and negatively effect handling dynamics, the cost is high, lithium ion doesn’t work well with salt water the run times are horrible. Then there’s the where to charge issues?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Yeah man I don't make or sell them, just covering them in content. It's pretty cool from an engineering and technical stance but definitely not cost effective enough yet. Time will tell if they can get weight down, run time up, and cost down. There's definitely a lot to criticize, and true at that, but everyone has to start somewhere. It will be interesting to see where they are in 10 years, win or lose.

[@SeanOHanlon]

Seriously??? Like there aren't electric outlets on virtually every damn dock today.

[@DatBlueHusky]

What i noticed is with boats in general, electric is not efficient enough for them and we still need gas engines. I can only see electric be efficient for land use currently because not alot of energy is required to move on land compared to pushing water.

[@jeremysims4838]

I would run this on my reservoir boat I don’t think I’d do it on anything else.

[@user-zf4qs2jy3n]

I'd like to see a hybrid set up like Edison. Smaller battery with an onboard generator.

[@BKGjerdrum]

A total of 43000$ here in sweden 😅😅

[@enoynaert]

It seems like maintenance should be much easier than an ICE outboard.

[@coolandmellow]

So you can get 7 x6kw ecoflow batteries with 2 inverters for a total of 42kw of power for 20854$ making it slightly cheaper with 2kw more 👍

[@Leblueskee]

How is this even remotely competitive in terms of cost 😂

[@dt9094]

What’s the range?

[@MrLeorodriquez]

It’s all nice and good BUT NONE OF THESE GUYS ARE ACTUALLY DELIVERING 😁😁😁😁

[@ePropulsionUK]

We have delivered lots of these!

[@Clint3571]

I made it past the price. I did not make it past the one hour full throttle runtime with the $20k in batteries. They need a full solar roof so you could limp home on 800 watts directly from the panels.

[@RobertSkene-qw3ob]

Where's the long extension cord for charging? Oops me BAD 🇨🇦😂

[@user-gk1nt6sm2z]

Oh darling I misjudged the power consumption and a storm is headed our way. Pass me the extension cord please. 😙wonderful.

[@bwalker4194]

Motor - very cool technology Battery - same old same old heavy, expensive, sucky crap that can play the thermal runaway game when you least expect or want it.

[@jmsmikey]

Ahhh poo! I would have loved to have a tiller model

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

You and I both

[@drjekelmrhyde]

Bring a portable generator with you just in case.

[@alienone6854]

Put a Sharrow toroidal prop on it and make the hole shot much better....i

[@AAE-cg1il]

Still not ready for prime time.

[@user-ct4im4nd6r]

Y’all go try that I wouldn’t get out on the water with just an electric motor You better have a backup

[@Goodellsam]

Let me guess, lithium batteries that explode when lithium is exposed to water.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

No. Your confusing Li-Ion w/ LiFePo4, the marine gold standard. Some cheaper ones run nickel manganese internally and are subject to thermal runaway.

[@mattkukla1073]

want electric jet ski

[@DrEd-th2lu]

Nice gimmick, but I never will change over from gas. Salt water and long distance travel is common for us. Cute for a little CA liberal lake… Real men use gas or diesel. I run 3 twin 454’s. Nothing will ever replace that in my lifetime…

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

That's great, Dr. Ed. It's not a gimmick. It is, in fact, an outboard. Nobody asked you to change over from gas. Don't make it political because I live in Georgia, not a liberal state, and we have TONS of electric only lakes and reservoirs. Real men aren't closed-minded. They can understand there are tons of different vessels out there and different ways to power them. There's not a one size fits all. Whether you like it or not, there is a very large market for electric outboards. These companies are doing well. It's just a different market, man. Nobody is coming for your gas outboards. No need to flex and feel triggered enough to comment that you're a real man 🤣 In fact, why are you even watching this video? Shouldn't you be tuning in to some twin 454 content opposed to a first look video of a pre launch electric outboard???

[@jprobillard]

I know, right. That's why I'm still using my horse and buggy.

[@DrEd-th2lu]

@@jprobillard EV’s are so 1900’s and failed…

[@daddski1]

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats nobody coming for gas outboards? wow, blind. Ask anyone from california if they can still run their two strokes... you do realize right? it takes earth movers and heavy equipment to mine even one battery. The environmental cost in pollution to mine ONE battery makes more pollution than my ram 3500 dually truck spits out in its entire lifetime. Go green? you also realize right? the electricity to recharge these comes from coal fired plants..... but sure lol. pretend its healthy alternative. not to mention what happens to these batteries when a pinhole happens and air hits that lithium and starts it on fire.... or the cost to then replace them every 5 to 10 years or less.

[@motorv8N]

With longer range I’d be afraid of running off the edge of the earth!

[@ktmjay9920]

Battery tech just not there yet

[@ExpertMass]

yah man, true

[@DrEd-th2lu]

It never will be. As an engineer, we call it Physics…. 😀

[@skyfly51]

No tiller? No way

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

They released a tiller on the smaller units but not on the x40

[@lorencolt]

Man, if you can't charge with solar it is no good in the Dakotas on the Missouri River. We have Electrical outlets every where. NOT! I would build a 30' plus barge stile aluminum hull houseboat "less than 12" draft" and put 2 of these on it and do the Great Loop to prove how good it is. But if you have to use shore based recharging it is a no go.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Any lithium battery system can be charged with solar. That's no issue. The issue is how many panels you'd need to efficiently charge and the cost of said panels.

[@stevehansen6552]

Who is this WE you speak of?

[@TheGreenBoater]

These new gas alternative outboards are a welcome option to the boat conversion market! The new world of eco friendly, quiet, low maintenance outboard electric motors has arrived. Kudos on this excellent review.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Thank you. Much appreciated. The X-40 is an awesome addition to the electric outboard world.

[@MoneyPitBoating]

Couldn't have said it better ourselves!

[@user-ox2xu1nd2m]

also why not make a hydrogen gas operated engine with its own water to hydrogen converter, salt water is a great electrical conductor, then you wouldn't have to worry about buying heavy batteries, or gas and diesel.

[@primsolllineguy8689]

I have been a boater my entire life. If you add up all of the weight, cost of batteries, interfaces, disposal of batteries as well as all fo the associated costs, You are a long way from market acceptance. Perhaps a small tiller unit will be acceptable. I believe in the ecology as with The EV. Perhaps that is a direction to go. With respect to a 300 hp electric motor on a bass boat, how can you justify the expense and weight. My interest would to develop better battery technology the motors will soon follow. As an aside that lower unit as well as the huge umbilical looks out of place. Five blade prop screams of torque, not speed or efficiency. Subaru is working a clean technology for the marketplace. It could possibly disrupt the EV market. One thing for sure, the next five years will be moving us into the future. DONT FORGET: MAKE IT IN AMERICA INNOVATE HERE. WE HAVE THE BEST MINDS AN WORK FORCE. 🇺🇸⚓️

[@ZoneTelevision]

They need Micro Nuclear Cells in order for electric to be viable. Electric stuff is ok for short range stuff. BUT is prone to overheat very easily and once battery fires start you are not putting it out and they're toxic asF.

[@jobsearch5871]

1000 lbs is a lot of weight

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I mean it is but ive seen guys put 1,000 pds in a jon boat. A gas 50hp is about 275 pds, plus 25 gallon tank times 6 pds per gallon. So about 425 pds not including steering cable or hydraulic. Let's call it 450. So yes, this package is about 500 pds more. It is what it is, it needs batteries. Good news is as time and technology increase hopefully that weight can be cut down. Pros and cons to everything though.

[@donovanpautz]

Has it got enough power to push through the Surf Zone? 1hr of riding is not Safe.

[@maxhugen]

Electricity plus salt water. What could possibly go wrong? 🤣

[@JohnLee-im7iu]

How much for 5 electric 450 hp units on the boat……lol

[@killa_gram]

Buy Dtorque 111 and you will have happiness and savings, good luck😏

[@treavy-n1d]

I love everything electric and I already support the electric idea let’s make the planet green

[@daddski1]

you do realize right? it takes earth movers and heavy equipment to mine even one battery. The environmental cost in pollution to mine ONE battery makes more pollution than my ram 3500 dually truck spits out in its entire lifetime. Go green? you also realize right? the electricity to recharge these comes from coal fired plants..... but sure lol. pretend its healthy alternative. not to mention what happens to these batteries when a pinhole happens and air hits that lithium and starts it on fire.... or the cost to then replace them every 5 to 10 years or less.

[@brucemitchell5637]

And where do you think the electricity comes from that charges the battery, little fella? 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

[@electrake2063]

Yeah - Totally silly money for the performance. I'd say this only makes sense for a location where fuel is difficult to deliver or overly cost prohibitive - like on an island possibly with a decent solar array to charge it. Otherwise - silly money.

[@JP-ec9rl]

It had 2.5 hours charge time left at 85% charge! Not good!

[@williamrussell3811]

sure hope they work on the price 🥴🥴

[@kebotrans]

So the weight saved on the motor is gone 800 lbs of battery. Wth man.

[@silversharkc4666]

Technology not there yet to make it economical and dependable. I'll stick with my gas Merc.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

They have to start somewhere though. My small electric outboards are much more dependable than my 4 stroke but I definitely get what your saying and don't disagree

[@codemang3635]

Waaay too much weight for only 50hp

[@shane8915]

50hp Mercury outboard with 100 gallons of fuel - 880 pounds. EPropulsion X-40 with 4 electric batteries 1,098 pounds. Not including additional electronics required to charge and operate. The last time that I checked.... A pontoon boat would only hold an average of 35 gallons of fuel. 100 gallons of fuel is a lot of wide open all day trips on the lake. With tons less weight. If you people are considering this electric motor option... You need your heads examined!

[@chechnya]

People have different needs and not all do what you do.

[@shane8915]

@@chechnya Sounds like an excuse to me. An excuse to still be able to sleep at night. After grossly overspending on a boat that won't be out on a body of water but just a fraction of the time that a conventional boat will be. Sounds like a perfect way to get rid of excess money to me. While staying on the bank. Watching other boaters passing by. You're not a financial manager are you? God, I hope not. But, you do you. Your money... Not mine.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Shane, don't let electric outboards live rent-free in your head, man. Don't be so triggered to leave responses like this. Keep in mind, there are many electric only lakes with houses on them that these boats are going to. Just like the man told you, not everyone is using their boat the same way you use yours. You are making a bunch of assumptions. And your right, it's their money, not yours. I've been in the marine industry long enough to know this- People that have the money to buy expensive boats and parts are never the ones in the KZbin comments section complaining about the cost and functionality of things. And I'm not just talking electric outboards, anything in general. But, if it makes YOU sleep better at night by taking the time to leave your opinion on here, I'm glad I can provide the content for you to hate on.

[@shane8915]

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats The only two things that live rent-free in my head are common sense and the innate ability to trigger self righteous "marine industry folk". You know, the ones who over value themselves after they've built/customized just a handful of Jon Boats. Those garbage cans that I couldn't possibly afford. Since I've lived on, and owned lakefront property, for 43 years. How many years did you say that you've you been in the "marine industry" again? Lmao! I've worn-out more boats than you've ever laid eyes on punk! Now! You go to sleep tonight knowing that nobody was talking to you. Or, asked for your inept opinion of mine. You really aren't that important. On here. Or, in real life.

[@kerrytodd3753]

No way this is economically feasible……😂

[@ykwit637]

What are the enviromental risks with a boat going under maybe lost following a hurricane. On a confined lake even. The other thing is California has rolling blackouts and are already asking people during hot months not to charge their cars. We simply don't have enough electricity in many places to support electric cars let alone adding boats to the equation. More nuclear, more of the eye soar wind and solar???

[@mariop8576]

Something about electricity and salt water just doesn't seem right 😀

[@jd-it4on]

Thats alot of money and weight i mise well just buy a used merc 400

[@bigjimar77]

Too expensive for the lack of speed and run time. Batteries are way too high. Good luck selling that.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

It's definitely expensive. It's a small market aimed at a particular use, not necessarily for everyone or a replacement for gas at this point. Only time will tell.

[@user-ox2xu1nd2m]

The'll be looking at around 60,000.00 ++ too much money just for a 40hp for pontoon boats I like the idea of an electric motor, but for people that make 25 to 60,000.00 a year, your going to be losing allot of customers. or used on a 22' or longer especially when gas is cheaper and lighter and will be able to go farther, they're not going to be selling very many.

[@krowbar23]

Oh no more fires breaking out on boats now. 😮😮😮

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@charlesk46563]

With the batterys, motor, bms and controller, cockpit controls , installation its is going to be around $50,000, add a hard top and solar system another $20,000, pluss the boat $30,000 + . So for around $100,000 you will have a boat that does 20 mph for one hour, then can sit around for 8 hours to recharge. No thanks could find other ways to spend that kind of money. Plus it's a boat so you are just flushing your money down the toilet anyway.

[@TheSoloAsylum]

22K and 800lbs just for the battery, that's a wrap. I don't even need to know the cost and weight of the motor.

[@DavidJSamko]

Nope. Battery for this has got to be huge with a limited range. Maybe if you put solar panels on top of the boat but that’s even more weight. So no go.

[@brucemitchell5637]

Electricity and water. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? LOL! 😂😂😂

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Batteries on boats are nothing new. Bass fishermen have been using electric trolling motors since 1934, the year Minn Kota was created.

[@direstrait5418]

The power draw will destroy the batteries so fast it's not worth even building the thing with their RnD.

[@danielcapo1991]

Water don’t go well with electricity

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Bass boats have been running electric trolling motors for 40 years now, and not one person harmed.

[@brucemitchell5637]

​@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats do bass boats usually have 900-pound , 96 volt lithium ion batteries to run their trolling motors? LOL! 😂

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

​@brucemitchell5637 what does the weight or voltage matter? The man said water and electricity don't go well. Not water and weight or water and 96v go well. Look at an actual bass boat. 36v (3 lithiums) for trolling motor, 1 lithium for graphs/sonar accessories, sometimes 2 depending in set up, another for starting. Most new bass boats for serious anglers are running 5 or 6 lithiums. It's just crazy how so many guys are jumping on here saying "WaatUr AN EleCtriccIty DoNNT MiX". Well, the electric trolling motor was invented by Minn Kota almost 90 years ago and people have been running electric battery poweredtrolling motors ever since. This is nothing new. Just scaled up for more power and primary source of propolsion. You guys are acting like this thing runs on an extention cord through the water. For the boat in the video, if weight is your issue, it doesn't matter if it weighed 1800lbs so long as the boat it goes on is rated for that weight capacity. I know these outboards live rent free in a lot of heads out there, I'm sure the battery powered drill triggered a lot of dinosaurs that swore by their plug in corded drill. They probably had the same arguments. Not enough power, run time, too expensive. Well go to Home Depot now. I'm not saying electric outboards will replace gas, nor do I care one way or another. I just cover the content and respect the engineering behind new marine equipment. Time will tell if these will ever take root.

[@MikeLJ-ku7ov]

You can piss on any electric outboard in my book and have better luck

[@Foxtucky]

For the price of this you could buy 3 or 4 50hp gas engines that run longer and are way more reliable

[@knowledgeandmultiskilled]

Electric is only one option, for powering boats, but there are other options. I seen a total of 3 different options, for powering vehicles, and it might work, for boats as well. Electric is shown on this video, so that is only 1 option.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Yes. This video is about an electric outboard in particular. Interesting to see other options come to market.

[@knowledgeandmultiskilled]

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Coming to market might not happen with all of the options that currently exist, but perhaps I could be wrong. I seen 1 option only on the internet, and I never saw it anywhere else to power vehicles. I have yet to see it power boats. I think it can though! I know there are people who are inspired, and I believe this is the point you would have to become to figure out what all of the options are to power boats. I understand this video is about electric outboards, and I hope other people can explore other options if they don't like electric outboards.

[@tmalone121]

Ant no way! The weight and price is such a down fall. Just go buy a 60 merc for 6,500

[@MR1977.]

That dudes name is not Danny.

[@universaltravellershostel3402]

20000+ dollars for a motor that you can run for an hour and the battery goes dead?

[@markcole6475]

Yeah….lets mix water with lithium Batteries ….especially salt water

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Almost every new boat on the market comes with lithium batteries for accessory, starting, and trolling motor batteries. I've thrown lithium batteries in the lake on my channel. There are many types of lithiums from Lithium Ion , to Lithium Iron Phosphate, to Nickel Manganese, to Cobalt. Also different rating on environment. That's like saying good luck driving a car because gas is flammable. lol. No difference here.

[@markcole6475]

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats vehicles do catch fire but can be put out if caught early enough….once a lithium battery starts on fires there’s no putting it out….it has to burn out and it’ll take everything with it..

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Yes, I'm aware. We ship lithiums. UPS has to put a decal on the side indicating there are lithiums on board. My point is, everything is lithium now. Your phone. Drill batteries. Heck, my new bait aerator from Engel is lithium. Every bass boat on the BASS tour has 5 or 6 lithiums. It's standard regardless of how they can potentially burn. I've never seen a lithium marine battery catch on fire. Not saying it hasn't happened, just never seen it. You'd probably have better odds of getting in a car crash than your lithium catching on fire. But I don't go around telling people driving cars is a bad idea.

[@JonDoe-cg4mr]

800 lb battery. Ok

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Thanks for watching!

[@OLIVER_NIPPLE]

That’s nowhere near enough run time.

[@ExpertMass]

yes

[@tomfowler8389]

The technology isn’t there yet I see no advantage to this at all.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Ok. Thanks for checking it out and leaving feedback.

[@Frustrated_Hippy]

New technology is interesting but but based on the cost and weight this is stupid.

[@daddski1]

made me laugh... 11 hours run time LMAO... FORD has that f150 truck with similar claims, so they tested it. In reality that truck with a 350 mile plus range on a full charge... ACTUALLY made it 83 miles before needing recharged for 2 plus hours. THey are all lying. THe sad thing here, the f150 you can get out and walk if you need to./ When this boat dies in the middle of nowhere... you are screwed and if a storm hits like every afternoon in florida.... can be deadly. Maybe 50 years from now something will actually work as claimed but electric is not there. ...cool idea though.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Idk man. I'm not a electric only advocate guy. I appreciate all advancements in the electric world and in technology in general. I can say this- My brother in law has had a lightning f150 for over a year. He drives it from Roswell GA to visit us in Athens GA. About a 150 mile trip. He's never ran out of battery. Always had plenty. As far as this outboard, I'm glad it made you laugh. Everything starts somewhere though. I'm not defending the cost, run time or weight, but I'm smart enough to know these things can't come straight out the gate perfect in every way. Eventually the cost and weight will come down, run time go up. Or not. Then you can still laugh. Thanks for watching though.

[@Peter-wc4kr]

It will be a ridiculous price.