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Like the first electrically self-propelled vehicle, also the first private vessel, an all-electric boat developed by German inventor Moritz von Jacobi in 1839. The 7. 3-meter (24-foot) boat designed to carry 14 more people at 4. 8 km/h (three miles per hour) and made its deyet for Russia with Nicholas I on the Neva River. From 1880 to 1920, electric boats were all the rage, but like their electrified land-based counterparts, Big Oil corporations and the combustion engine undermined their momentum and long-term prospects.
A century later, electric cars (on land and sea) are experiencing a primary renaissance, and in some cases, all-electric cars and boats are pollinating each other. That is, in fact, the case with the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air, an Outboard made in Austria and equipped with the EV architecture of the new Porsche Macan EV 2024.
And then there’s Trident, a partnership between Maserati and Vita Power, the latter an offshore generation company founded to reduce the impact on the oceans through an integrated electrified ecosystem of high-performance engines and all-electric yachts, subsidized through committed marinas. Fast charging. Infrastructure.
Based on Frauscher’s 858 Fantom Air day cruiser, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air is an 8. 67-meter (28. 4-foot) dayboat that seats nine. The all-electric powertrain comes from the Macan EV, in particular the Porsche. Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture and its 100 kWh lithium-ion battery, permanent excitation synchronous electric motor and 800 volt generation that allows the boat to be charged with more than 250 kW directly from a fast charging station.
The maximum force is 400 kW (544 horsepower), the maximum speed is 85 km/h (46 knots) and at a cruising speed of 41 km/h (22 knots), the battery range is forty-five kilometers (28 nautical miles). According to press releases, a fully charged battery will last two to three hours, calculated in a customer’s typical combination of slow, cruising, and fast driving.
I had the opportunity to take a ride in the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air off the coast of Antibes at the world premiere of the Porsche Macan EV in France, and even spent some time in the captain’s chair (heavily emblazoned with the Porsche logo, no less). The idler would be perfectly compatible with any Stuggart product, and the instrument cluster mimics the classic set of the legendary 911.
Release the throttle and the boat will reach its cruising speed smoothly and evenly, and with a turn of the rudder to the right, the boat will turn effortlessly through the water; With more action in the direction, he continued digging, excavating the French Riviera. Similar to the Macan EV, this low-profile 100-kWh battery provides a low medium gravity that improves handling and performance.
That the all-electric powertrain offers thrilling cruising shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, however, from my brief experience on the water, the genuine benefits of this EV hub and soul are twofold: first, even at full speed, you can maintain a verbal exchange with your boatmate (try this on an outboard powered by a diesel engine roaring at full speed); And secondly, the lack of that diesel means a lack of asphyxiating gases, which have ruined the thrill of sailing.
Austrian boat builder Frauscher is planning a first production of 25 of its Porsche-powered beauties and reports that 8 consumers have already received them. Yes, diversity limits the number of hours you can sail through the blue of the ocean or lake before returning. to the dock to connect, but as a superyacht tender or day boat on a lake, a solid use case for the emission-free runabout. The value is around 800,000 US dollars and pre-orders are now open.
Not so, because in 1959, in Porsche’s early years, the company built a concept boat called the 729, based on the mythical four-cylinder boxer engine that powered the Porsche 356. Power limited to 52 horsepower.
Maserati and Vita Power have also collaborated on an all-electric jet ski; however, the powertrain is just a direct replacement for the sublime GranCabrio Folgore, the Italian automaker’s newest electric vehicle. Yes, the motors that drive the Trident’s twin screws are the same as those in the convertible electric vehicle, but Vita Power did the maximum of engineering. for batteries and other powertrain components.
The batteries pack a punch, with just over 250 kWh of power, capable of generating six hundred horsepower, a cruising speed of 46 km/h (25 knots) and a top speed of 74 km/h (40 knots). Vita Power reports that the batteries can be charged with direct current in less than an hour.
The Trident sells for 2. 5 million euros (about $3. 7 million) and can be delivered 10 months after the order is placed.
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