New ePropulsion eLite?

[dgadee]

Anyone tried this yet?

eLite - ePropulsion UK

I wonder if it is too underpowered.

 

[fredrussell]

I love that battery lasts “up to” one minute in sport mode and that for some reason they decided to omit that from their battery life chart!!

 

[geem]

Anyone tried this yet?

eLite - ePropulsion UK

I wonder if it is too underpowered.

Spec suggests it couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding!

 

[Grumpydev]

Saw it at BoatLife, its nice and light, but even the guy on the stand said it really didn't make sense for most people as its underpowered and has a much smaller battery.

 

[dgadee]

They must have done their market research, though? The larger unit was very popular - if too expensive for me.

 

[Bouba]

It has some really nice features....I’d like to see a way of securing it with a lock....would be very nice for inland waters

 

[doug748]

Almost £1000. Integrated battery, not so good.
It might have found a market if it came with two batteries and a 12v charger.

 

[dgadee]

Almost £1000. Integrated battery, not so good.
It might have found a market if it came with two batteries and a 12v charger.

I presume it doesn't float. That seemed a big advantage to the larger unit for anyone with butter fingers.

 

[Bouba]

I presume it doesn't float. That seemed a big advantage to the larger unit for anyone with butter fingers.

The other ePropulsion battery does....so they know the importance of floating....I’d be surprised if it didn’t

 

[lustyd]

It has some really nice features....I’d like to see a way of securing it with a lock....would be very nice for inland waters

you don't love the one click easy steal function? I had the exact same thought!

 

[dgadee]

Nestaway have a review. I just need something to use to go from anchor to ashore. Never go any distance, so other e outboards were too expensive.

ePropulsion eLite new ultra portable electric outboard motor

 

[dunedin]

Nestaway have a review. I just need something to use to go from anchor to ashore. Never go any distance, so other e outboards were too expensive.

ePropulsion eLite new ultra portable electric outboard motor

Sounds interesting. Nestaway boats certainly know their stuff about small electric outboards

 

[justanothersailboat]

500w is only a bit less than the small Torqeedo's 600 which is surprisingly plenty for a smallish tender.

1 minute of sport mode is 1 minute before the heat management kicks in, not 1 minute of battery. Not sure I see the point.

And so light, that its defence against theft is that it's easy to just bring with you. I can see this having a useful niche for quite a few people, but will that sell enough of them?

 

[thinwater]

Or compare it to 12 V saltwater trolling motor for $350. Minnkota's been making those for generations.

 

[dgadee]

Or compare it to 12 V saltwater trolling motor for $350. Minnkota's been making those for generations.

How do they compare in terms of push?

 

[Sea Change]

Or compare it to 12 V saltwater trolling motor for $350. Minnkota's been making those for generations.

I think you get what you pay for. I used a trolling motor for a year or so and it fell apart. I didn't take very good care of it admittedly.

 

[thinwater]

How do they compare in terms of push?

The same. Same watts, built for low speeds.

There are differences between seawater and freshwater trolling motors.

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I'm sure they will suit someone, perhaps with a choke-phobia or very modest needs. Most of us will be happier with small gas motors. My feeling, though, is that if that will do it ... so will a paddle or oars.

 

[Grumpydev]

Im pretty sure the guy on the stand said it *didn't* float, as its only the battery does on the other model.

 

[MikeBz]

Hopefully we’ll get some real user feedback before too long. On the face of it 0.7hp max doesn’t sound like much. The claim of 3.7mph at half throttle for a single person driving an 8ft aluminium dinghy (total weight 117kg), in calm conditions, sounds ample for folks pottering to and from their mooring in a little flubber but one wonders whether that’s optimistic when deploying 0.35hp. I hope we get some real user feedback as I would be interested if the claims are realistic. Having the whole thing designed as a rudder makes a lot of sense, like the Temo 1000 but at 40% of the price (and 50% of the power).

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Hopefully we’ll get some real user feedback before too long. On the face of it 0.7hp max doesn’t sound like much. The claim of 3.7mph at half throttle for a single person driving an 8ft aluminium dinghy (total weight 117kg), in calm conditions, sounds ample for folks pottering to and from their mooring in a little flubber but one wonders whether that’s optimistic when deploying 0.35hp. I hope we get some real user feedback as I would be interested if the claims are realistic. Having the whole thing designed as a rudder makes a lot of sense, like the Temo 1000 but at 40% of the price (and 50% of the power).

Hopefully will get there eventually. I'm in the market for a lawnmower at the moment
and the stand alone electric models are are about £350 to £500 . Economies of scale will work there way through but at the moment they are only suitable for small to medium size lawns. Being a play sailor my garden has lots of lawn but very few flowers beds.