Beijing time on May 16th news, Tesla’s sudden emergence has accelerated the process of electrification in many fields. While electric vehicles have received the most attention, electric lawn mowers, boats, bicycles, scooters and ATVs are also proliferating.
Electric snowmobile made by Taiga
In some categories,Battery-powered machines are gaining market share faster than EVs are conquering the automotive world. Some startups lure investors by claiming to be the Tesla of boating, cycling or lawn and garden.
The battery-powered snowmobiles made by Canadian startup Taiga are the first electric snowmobiles to be widely sold, heralding how all forms of transportation are moving towards emission-free propulsion. Taiga also offers battery-powered jet skis, another form of recreation. In some circles, the gasoline version is seen as a scourge.
Taiga also sells electric jet skis
The electrification of the lawn and garden industry is growing faster than the automotive industry. Electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other devices have a 17% share of the U.S. market in 2020, more than triple the share of electric vehicles in the U.S. auto market, according to research firm Freedonia.
electric lawn mower
Just as Tesla disrupted the auto industry, startups are challenging established companies that have long dominated the market. Flux Marine is one of several companies experimenting with using electricity for ships. With the help of $15 million in venture capital, the company plans to start selling electric outboard motors built at a factory in Bristol, Rhode Island, this summer.
Flux Marine CEO Ben Sorkin was a summer intern at Tesla. He admits that battery power is not practical for large offshore fishing vessels and the like. “Electric propulsion is a niche market given the current situation,” he said. However, Sorkin also noted that the market will expand as batteries improve and become practical for larger and larger engines. Sorkin said Flux Marine’s largest engine is rated at 70 horsepower and will continue to rise in the future.
Electric motorboats need more power
but,Powering ships and other vehicles often presents technical challenges. Electricity is suitable for smaller boats or boats that don’t travel far. In hundreds of lakes where conventional outboard motors are banned because of noise or pollution, this is the only option. Due to the great drag created by water, large motorboats require constant power that is not currently provided by batteries.
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