Marine Lifestyles and Evoy deliver high output electric boat motors
by Marine Lifestyles 23 Aug 2024 10:54 BST
Marine Lifestyles today announced at a launch event at Sydney Seaplanes Empire Lounge in Rose Bay that it had been appointed by Evoy® as their dealer for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Marine Lifestyles, based in Sydney and Perth, Australia, has been appointed for the commitment it shares with Evoy® to accelerating the transition to emission free, blissfully quiet and sustainable boating.
Evoy®, founded in 2018, is based in Florø, Norway and delivers long-lasting inboard and outboard Electric Boat Motor systems ranging from 120-400 hp continuous power. Evoy® has 50 employees from 13 different countries and has sales to 20 different countries. Boats powered by Evoy® systems have now covered 38,000 nautical miles of proven performance and reliability.
Norway has led the world's adoption of electric cars. Evoy® and Norway will lead the world's adoption of electric boats. Marine Lifestyles will partner with Evoy® to lead the way in the Oceania region.
Marine Lifestyles will be offering Evoy electric boat motor systems to boatbuilders, boat dealers, commercial and government users, as well as private individuals looking to make the switch to sustainable boating. They will be supporting both new builds and re-powering.
At the launch event, Mads Roland-Glimsholt, Evoy's® Business Development Manager - Commercial and Stephen Hennessy, managing Director of Marine Lifestyles, met with key stakeholders in the Australian maritime industry, and announced the dealership, while presenting Evoy's® cutting-edge technology.
Mads led an interesting discussion about the various efforts by governments around the world to promote emission-free boating, highlighting the strong tailwinds from regulatory environment. There is a strong push in North America and Europe to electrify commercial & recreational boating. This is being achieved by a combination of government incentives and grants with bans on fossil fuel boats in certain waterways. There are lessons here for Australian authorities.
After the presentation, several attendees braved the rainy conditions for a sea trial of the Evoy® Breeze 120+ outboard motor on a brand-new Foil Yachts Electrofoil 29 hydrofoil-assisted RIB. The overwhelming response was enthusiasm for the instant torque, lack of emissions and quietness of the engine.
"It was a great presentation, Mads Roland-Glimsholt, and the audience was very engaged," said Angus McDonald, CEO of Maritime Impulse and Chair of the Maritime Emissions Reduction Coalition Steering Committee.
"Thanks for Wednesday's insight into the Evoy® motors and the sea-trial - a great morning and very insightful. It was good to meet you and your team. I look forward to catching up in the future and working together to drive forward some new tech and more sustainable boating," said Ross Turner, General Manager of Eyachts.
"It's fantastic that Marine Lifestyles is bringing Evoy® electric propulsion to Australia. Evoy is the market leader for high powered, fully electric inboard and outboard engines. On top of zero-emissions and super quiet boating, Evoy®'s greatest advantage is they can be fast charged, just like electric cars. This makes Evoy® the perfect motor for new boats, as well as re-powering existing boats," said Chris Cudlipp, CEO of Seavolt, who are building electric charging networks across the world's ports and waterways.
Mads Roland-Glimsholt from Evoy®, who delivered the presentation, said, "Thank you to all the participants for their valuable insights and engagement, and special thanks to Stephen Hennessy and Marine Lifestyles for hosting the event at Sydney Seaplanes."
Stephen Hennessy, Managing Director of Marine Lifestyles, said, "We are excited about being Evoy®'s dealer for Australia and New Zealand and look forward to promoting sustainability and decarbonisation in the maritime sector."