Coming soon to a beach near you (maybe) electric powered (quiet!) fun!

[Crossy]

Taiga Motors has started deliveries of its Orca personal electric watercraft, basically an electric jet ski, and we got a chance to try it. It’s pure unadulterated fun on the water.

 

https://electrek.co/2022/07/11/taiga-orca-electric-jetski-pure-unadulterated-fun/

 

 

Or for something in the same vein but just a little "different": -

 

Pelagion’s battery-powered HydroBlade delivers the fun, without the noise and noxious fumes

 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-jet-ski

 

 

[JayClay]

These will only ever have a chance of cracking the beach-rental market here if they can last a full day before needing a recharge.

[JBChiangRai]

Electriciry & salt Water, what could possibly go wrong.

[Crossy]

7 minutes ago, JayClay said:

These will only ever have a chance of cracking the beach-rental market here if they can last a full day before needing a recharge.

 

Yeah, the HydroBlade scores on two fronts, 4 hours run-time and exchangeable battery packs.

 

Definitely not going to be a low-cost beastie.

 

I'm also not sure about those underwater foils and floating objects, trees, swimmers etc.

[AhFarangJa]

I admit to not being a big fan of jet ski's. This one, if silent, will surely be more dangerous to swimmers than one you can hear coming. 

Having said that, if used in a controlled area then I guess the benefits of no exhaust, and noise would be beneficial to other people around.

 

[Enoon]

23 minutes ago, JayClay said:

These will only ever have a chance of cracking the beach-rental market here if they can last a full day before needing a recharge.

What part of he OP mentions beach rental?

 

And who gives a **** about it anyway?

 

Ever considered that the article is targeted at the same people that trailer their IC jet-skis to the slipway, on the beach near me, and total less than 2hrs usage on a day out with the family/or mates?

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Enoon

[Enoon]

16 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Electriciry & salt Water, what could possibly go wrong.

What do you think non-nuclear submarines have been running on underwater for over 100 years?

 

And these have been around for ages:

 

 

**** me!.....there ought to be an upper age limit for anyone attempting to contribute to a discussion about electric motive power!

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Enoon