HabanaJoe

It doesn't look like a hybrid but a pure electrically driven boat with batteries. I would think you need to look at recharge time and voltage to recharge it, can't imagine you plug it into the wall outlet. I assume 220V/240V single phase like any typical shore power connection would be. You run it for a few hours and need to get it charged for how long before it can't driven back home?

It's interesting if nothing else.

Matt Trulio

Thanks, Jason. As J can attest, when you're cutting and pasting—and rewriting—at full speed it's easy to omit key words. Yikes. Again, sorry for the confusion.

Marginmn

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With the small number of batteries in those pics I doubt if it is going to be running for hours unless AMG has made a breakthrough in battery technology.

Nightlife1970

Why don't they put a diesel generator in it like a train?

4bus

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You must have a big azz golf cart! I am thinking that what you see next to the engines are capacitors, the batteries take up the entire area that is used for fuel tanks, plus some

Marginmn

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Thanks, it is a Tumberlin and a really nice cart but you are right, I didn't see that pic with the batteries located where the fuel tanks are. Even still I would be amazed if you can run that thing for hours. I guess you just carry jumper cables in case you do

Nightlife1970

I think someone figured out on FB it would run 14 minutes at WOT. It takes 20 min for me to get out of our channel, to open water. I would guess it would not even have enough battery at idle speed to make it out the channel and back.

HabanaJoe

Let's say idle around on the IC for a few hours, I agree there are a good number of batteries there but I don't see how it could run too long at a good cruise speed either?

It's not for production, it's a cool marketing piece and I can see it going around to select MB dealers for display, I think it will do what it was designed to do - get lots of press!

Wally

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Thats some interesting stuff for sure!!

4bus, i think those "capacitors" you are talking about may be inverters to change the power over to 3 phase....wonder what kind of power those motor draw? The gearbox sure looks cool too

Gimme Fuel

Now if the batteries were omitted and a diesel generator capable enough to handle the load was installed, I think that could be a viable offshore boat. Im just surprised Cig jumped into electrics this early.