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Electric day boats split into two engineering answers to the same battery problem - foil the hull and carry about 70 kWh, or plane and carry over 200 kWh - and the business that survives is the one with a second market
Candela's C-8 runs 57 nm at 22 knots on 69 kWh; Arc's Sport and Coast carry 226 kWh to plane and tow. Arc lists the Coast from $168,000 and the Sport at $258,000; the foiling C-8 sells into the same premium band.
Planing boats spend most of their energy pushing water aside, which is why the wake-boat market - Arc Sport, Riva's El-Iseo runabout with 150 kWh, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air with the Macan Electric's 100 kWh pack - needs car-sized or larger batteries. Porsche's entry is the clearest case of an automotive platform going to sea: the boat reuses the PPE drive, battery and software. Foiling boats (Candela C-8 here, Navier N30 under yachts) put the money into a flight controller instead of cells.
Pontoons are the rental workhorse. Vision Marine's E-Motion 180E high-voltage outboard powers pontoons and day boats in its own rental fleets in Ventura and Newport Beach, California, and with operators in Florida, Virginia, Michigan and Melbourne; the company says its 2026 production is substantially committed, and it now owns the Nautical Ventures dealer group. Its E-Motion data platform collects drivetrain data for predictive maintenance and warranty analysis - fleet software, not a spec-sheet feature. Pure Watercraft's GM-backed pontoon did not survive its 2024 receivership.
Most electric repowers use outboards from the propulsion makers listed below: Mercury's Avator range (Brunswick), Torqeedo (owned by Yamaha since 2024), Flux Marine and China's ePropulsion, which also supplies boat builders such as Heysea with integrated drives and energy management.
Day boats
Electric day boats, runabouts and wake boats
Active models first, then discontinued and closed makers.
| Model | Country | Battery kWh | Range or runtime | Top speed kn | Charging | Foil | Software | Price from | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Coast (Arc) | US | 226 | 43 | AC and DC charging | no | Integrated helm with navigation, diagnostics and entertainment | $168,000 | active | |
| Arc Sport (Arc) | US | 226 | 4-6 hours of active use including towing | AC and DC charging | no | In-house software with over-the-air updates; wake-shaping ballast control; bow and stern thrusters | $258,000 | active | |
| C-8 (Candela) | Sweden | 69 | 57 nm at 22 kn cruise | 27 | DC fast charging (Polestar CCS2 hardware); AC overnight | yes | Flight controller trims the foils continuously; Candela app; over-the-air software updates | active | |
| 850 Fantom Air (Frauscher x Porsche) | Austria | 100 | 46 | DC fast charging (Porsche PPE components) | no | Drive and battery software from the Porsche Macan Electric (PPE platform) | active | ||
| El-Iseo (Riva) | Italy | 150 | 40 | AC and DC charging | no | active | |||
| Arc One (Arc) | US | 220 | Over 5 hours | AC and DC charging | no | $300,000 | discontinued | ||
| Forza X1 (Twin Vee) | US | no | closed | ||||||
| Eelex 8000 (X Shore) | Sweden | 126 | 30 | AC and DC charging | no | X Shore app; over-the-air updates | closed | ||
| X Shore 1 (X Shore) | Sweden | 63 | AC and DC charging | no | X Shore app; over-the-air updates | closed |
Pontoons
Electric pontoons
Rental and family pontoons on electric outboards.
| Model | Country | Battery kWh | Range or runtime | Top speed kn | Charging | Foil | Software | Price from | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Motion 180E pontoons and day boats (Vision Marine) | Canada | AC charging at docks and rental bases | no | E-Motion data platform: predictive maintenance, warranty analytics, post-sale powertrain tuning | active | ||||
| Pure Pontoon (Pure Watercraft) | US | no | closed |
Outboards and drives
Electric outboard and drive makers
Repower and OEM drive suppliers, including China's ePropulsion.
| Model | Country | Battery kWh | Range or runtime | Top speed kn | Charging | Foil | Software | Price from | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit, Navy and X-series drives (ePropulsion) | China | E-series LFP batteries | no | ePropulsion app (Bluetooth); integrated energy management for OEM boats | active | ||||
| Electric outboards (Flux Marine) | US | Integrated pack; AC and DC charging | no | Connected gauge and app | active | ||||
| Avator outboards (Mercury Marine) | US | Swappable packs charged off the boat | no | Connected display and app support | active | ||||
| Travel, Cruise and Deep Blue drives (Torqeedo) | Germany | Integrated and modular lithium packs | no | TorqTrac app; Deep Blue system management | active |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Electric Day Boats and Pontoons
- Sources
- Company releases; Boote; Powersports Business; Boatcible; Plugboats; Yacht Harbour; Sail-World; Gasgoo; Oct 2026
- Updated
- October 2026