That is reflected in the presentation of the miami international boat show s innovation award to the ingenity electric drive system in the gs22 e.
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The matching li ion batteries were good for 78 kwh.
A first of its kind the super air nautique gs22e is a revolutionary electric towboat unlike anything else on the market today.
The world of electric boating has seen a lot of big news in the past few weeks and the nautique all electric ski boat the gs22 e introduced at the miami boat show may be the biggest of all.
Of course one challenge for any electric vehicle is the range of operation.
Given that a gasoline powered ski boat will average about 2 mpg the 8 gallon equivalency figure nautique provided means the ski nautique e could travel about 16 miles on a single charge depending on speeds though the range quoted is not an official figure from.
In 2012 they introduced an all electric 230 e equipped with a pair of automotive electric engines providing 160 kw of thrust.
For the ultimate on water experience nautique has partnered with our sister company ingenity electric to bring the latest in electric propulsion technology to our multi sport gs22e.
This isn t super air nautique s first foray into the world of electric boats.
A receptacle similar to a shore power plug receives 110 or 220 volt juice to restore the batteries.
The ski nautique e looks like any gas powered ski boat sans the engine box.