Evoy shows production-ready 300hp ‘Storm’ electric outboard motor

The Evoy Storm will be the world’s most powerful electric outboard motor when it launches later this year with an eye-watering price tag that’s the equivalent of about $120,000, making it about as expensive as Mercury’s 600hp V12.

The electric motor was revealed as a prototype late last year, with Norwegian boat maker Axopar the first to commit to using it in an all-electric version of its Axopar 25 dayboat.

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The new-look motor, finished in matte black and with a distinct forward, aggressive stance, apes a conventional engine by featuring an upper cowl and what appears to be a drive leg. Below it is a typical anti-cavitation plate, a torpedo housing the prop shaft, and a skeg.

There appear to be air intakes on either side of the motor, probably to allow airflow inside the top cowl to cool the electric motor housed beneath it.

According to Evoy, the Storm motor will use a pair of 63kWh batteries to produce the 800 volts needed to power the motor. It said the motor’s “impressive torque” would easily push most of the boats it will power beyond 50 knots.

Anyone wanting to increase the boat’s range can choose to step up to either a 252kWh or range-topping 378kWh battery pack, with the latter pushing the package price up to almost $400,000.

Evoy said its emphasis was on creating a “clean, versatile design that would complement the boats of our partners, such as Axopar and Nimbus”.

“Drawing inspiration from the Breeze 120-plus horsepower outboard, the design team at Eker Design has in collaboration with us created a cowling that is both simple and elegant, allowing the focus to remain on the overall design of the vessel, while still clearly communicating the Evoy brand.”

The outboard motor features subtle “Evoy” and “300+” logos, with its deliberately understated colour scheme aimed at keeping the eye on the boat that it powers, and not the transom.

The upper cowl includes removable panels that give easy access to the motor’s service points without the need to remove the entire cover.

Evoy had planned to make the outboard motor’s cover out of fibreglass but instead had it 3D-printed so that it was ready in time for a reveal at this month’s Dusseldorf boat show.