Vision Marine Sets the World Speed Record for Electric Boats at 109 MPH

Electric outboard builder Vision Marine put its E-Motion electric outboards on a 32-foot Hellkat Powerboats catamaran hull to break the record

By Pim Van Hemmen

August 31, 2022

An electric-powered boat has broken the 100-mph barrier for the first time.

Vision Marine Technologies achieved the milestone last weekend by setting a new electric boat speed record of 109 mph at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.

The Canadian company partnered with Hellkat Powerboats of Miami, Florida, to fit twin E-Motion electric 180-hp outboards on a 32-foot catamaran hull specifically designed to accommodate the necessary battery banks.

You can read more and see a video clip at the Elektrek website

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Pim Van Hemmen

Pim Van Hemmen is the Deputy Editor of Soundings magazine and SoundingsOnline.com. In a previous life he worked as a newspaper photographer, editor and nautical photographer. When he's not writing about boats, he explores Maine's waters on his Zodiac RIB.