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Next-generation boaters will be banned from using gas boats on waterways
“I think something that some people don't necessarily think about is the next generation of boaters will not be allowed to use gas boats on our lakes and rivers.”
Gas-powered boats are an absolute nightmare to own
“Gas boats are so much fun to be on and an absolute nightmare to own. And awful for the environment, particularly when it comes to not just air pollution, but water and noise pollution.”
Recreational boats consume more fuel per mile than fully loaded semi-trucks
“Recreational boats use more gallons per mile than a fully loaded semi-truck. A fully loaded semi-truck might get six to eight miles to the gallon. A boat gets one to two.”
Arc One electric boat features 220 kWh battery capacity
“The ARC-I has Two battery packs totaling 220 kilowatt hours of battery capacity, which for reference is well over twice the size of any car that you'd find on, on the market today, like a Model S or Model X. It's identical to what you put in a full-size school…”
Fast charging is unnecessary for compelling electric boating experiences
“You don't necessarily need fast charging to exist in order to have a compelling electric boating experience.”
An electric boat battery can power an average home for a week
“That's an opportunity to Provide power back to your house. So again, not necessarily at the grid level, but that is a tremendous amount of battery capacity that could power your house for a week without you doing any sort of finagling of electric loads.”
The Arc One electric boat operates more quietly than a sailboat
“We'll, we'll take an arc one out into a marina and we'll pass a sailboat and the sailboat will be louder than our boat.”
Automotive R&D investments enabled the marine industry to electrify
“We have really benefited from hundreds of billions of dollars that have gone into research and development in the auto industry and the supply chains and the, you know, battery technology that's powering the auto industry that has suddenly enabled us to go tac…”