It’s not simply automakers switching from internal-combustion engines to electrical motors.

There are actually a variety of boat builders with electrical choices, together with Austria’s Frauscher which final week unveiled the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air, which options an electrical motor borrowed from the upcoming Porsche Macan EV.

Porsche was chargeable for the event of the powertrain discovered within the 28-foot 850 Fantom Air, together with not solely the electrical motor but additionally the related energy electronics and battery. The setup consists of a single electrical motor whose output has been capped at 536 hp, and a battery with a gross capability of 100 kwh. Each parts are borrowed from the Macan EV.

The motor is mounted on the rear of the boat and connects to a typical marine Z-drive. The battery can be mounted on the rear, beneath the boat’s lounge space and suspended utilizing wire rope mounts. Porsche mentioned the mounts have been designed to soak up the shocks which are generated when traversing throughout the water at excessive velocity.

The 850 Fantom Air has numerous modes that regulate the efficiency of the powertrain. One in all these is a Sport Plus mode that delivers the boat’s most velocity of 46 knots, or roughly 53 mph. Vary received’t final lengthy at this velocity, although. Porsche mentioned the optimum cruising velocity for the 850 Fantom Air is 22 knots (25 mph), which is able to allow to boat to function for a bit greater than an hour, or sufficient to cowl a distance of roughly 28 miles.

Due to included 800-volt expertise from Porsche, the battery could be charged at charges of as much as 250 kw utilizing a DC quick charger. In keeping with Porsche, such a fee can change the battery from 10-80% in lower than half-hour.

The Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air begins deliveries in 2024. The primary 25 examples can be a special-edition mannequin costing 561,700 euros (roughly $591,400). Manufacturing will happen at Frauscher’s shipyard in Ohlsdorf, Austria.

Porsche’s Macan EV is now within the last levels of growth. It will likely be launched in early 2024, and not less than one model will supply greater than 600 hp. The car relies on Volkswagen Group’s PPE devoted EV platform which Audi will use for its related Q6 E-Tron due later this yr.

HIGH-RES GALLERY: Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air

This text was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial associate of ClassicCars.com