Evoy launches new-look outboard motors as customer deliveries start

The move has come after Evoy delivered its first product, a 400kW Hurricane Force battery-fuelled inboard motor system, to a customer, a Norwegian fish-farming company looking for an alternative way to power their large RIB.

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The new-look Evoy Gale Force outboard motors will now come in a matte black shell, with a battery level indicator on the front of the cowling. 

As well as a 150hp version available now, the gale Force range will also add a 300hp version due in 2023, and a 450hp version expected to arrive in 2025.

The 150hp version produces around 350Nm of torque, with the official power rating oscillating between 120hp and 200hp at 5000-6000rpm, depending on how much performance you want to draw from the battery system feeding the unit.

It also weighs around 150kg, significantly lighter than an equivalent petrol-powered unit, but that mass does not factor in the weight of the batteries needed to power the motor – this can bring the weight of the entire system up by anywhere from 600kg to 1400kg.

In its most basic form, the 150hp version of the Evoy outboard motor will provide a range estimated at 18 nautical miles at a 25-knot cruising speed, with a 20 per cent battery reserve.

Then there’s the price. In Australia, a 150hp Yamaha four-stroke outboard engine running on conventional petrol will cost almost $20,000 before fitting to buy. The 150hp Evoy, on the other hand, costs the equivalent of almost $110,000.

Then you’ll need to buy the battery. That will add around another $60,000 if you want the 10nm short-range one, and up to $170,000 – more than the purchase price of the motor – for the long-range battery capable of up to 31nm.

Evoy argues that the high cost of the electric outboard will level out over the lifetime of the boat, with fuel savings potentially returning twice the cost of the outboard motor to the owner’s pocket based on 50 hours of use a year.