Do the math

"Buying an electric boat, or installing an electric motor in your boat is more expensive than buying a classic gasoline engine."

Are you sure ?

The solar - electric boat more expensive than the gasoline engine?

Do the math :

Example: 22 foot taxi-ride boat, with sun protection bimini.
Program of navigation of 2 tours of 2 hours per day. Speed from 5 to 6 knots, 15 passengers.
Work 4 days a week.
(The price of the boat can vary a lot depending on the accessories, we take the same base price for all cases)

Classic speedboat
Minimum price boat with console and accessories $ 9,000
Bimini protection: $ 1,000
Yamaha 2-stroke engine 20HP remote: $ 4,000
Total investment $ 14,000

Hourly consumption 5l, that is 4160 liters of annual gasoline ($ 3400), with 83 liters of oil ($ 830). 8 annual maintenance ($ 800)
Total annual costs: $ 5,000

Total cost for 4 years: $ 34,000

Electric boat with reload to the dock
Minimum price boat with console and accessories $ 9,000
Bimini protection: $ 1,000
Torqeedo Cruise 10 engine with 15Kw batteries: $ 17,000
Total investment $ 27,000

Without oil, without maintenance. Annual review $ 100
Daily recharge cost $ 4, ($ 830 per year)

Total cost for 4 years: $ 30,620

Electric boat with solar recharge
Minimum price boat with console and accessories $ 9,000
2Kw solar roof: $ 5,460
Torqeedo Cruise 10 engine with 15Kw batteries: $ 17,000
Total investment $ 31,460

No oil, no maintenance, no energy cost. Annual review $ 100

Total cost for 3 years: $ 31,860

Motor, batteries and solar system have a durability of more than 10 years.
In 4 years the electro-solar solution has profitability,
in 10 years the savings reach more than $ 30,000.

Ecological profit:
To this account you can add in favor of the planet each year:

• minus 10 tons of CO2
• minus 83 liters of oil in the water
• less 0.1 Kg of particles contaminated in heavy metals in the coral
• Less spill of polluting products
• less 40db for passengers and neighbors

And that is priceless!

Do the math !