https://inhabitat.com/taiga-launches-orca-a-100-electric-jet-ski-with-a-two-hour-battery/ Taiga launches Orca, a 100% electric jet ski with a two-hour battery September 30, 2019 Lucy Wang
[images https://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/Taiga-Motors-Orca-8.jpg https://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/Taiga-Motors-Orca-7.jpg https://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/Taiga-Motors-Orca-5.jpg https://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/Taiga-Motors-Orca-4.jpg ] Canadian company Taiga Motors, the creators of the world’s first electric snowmobiles, makes yet another splash in the luxury electric vehicle world with Orca, their first electric personal watercraft. Featuring full carbon fiber hull construction, the luxury jet ski forgoes gasoline in favor of a 23kWh battery that provides energy for up to two hours and can be charged by a regular outlet, standard automotive chargers and DC fast charging. The high-performance electric jet ski will also be fitted with a color integrated digital display for intelligent connectivity via built-in GPS mapping, LTE, wifi and bluetooth. Unveiled on Toronto’s waterfront earlier this month, Taiga Motors’ Orca measures 9.5 feet in length, 3.9 feet in width and 3 feet in height. The personal watercraft clocks in at just under 600 pounds ready to drive and up to 180 horsepower available with instant torque — one of the highest power to weight ratios in the industry, says the firm. Orca also boasts impressive acceleration with a top speed of up to 65 miles per hour and a sub-five millisecond response time. The approximately 125-kilogram lithium-ion battery runs on an automotive standard system voltage of 400 volts and is sealed and vibration isolated to ensure safety even under high shock loads, high humidity environments and temporary submersion. In addition to its quiet yet powerful electric engine, the craft heightens the ride experience with a new suspended “floating” seat design made possible by the absence of a combustion engine. According to Taiga Motors, the seat offers the lowest center of gravity of any personal watercraft for improved stability and precision carving on the water. The Orca’s streamlined form is matched with a sleek digital display that can be controlled from the dashboard or the connected app. Taiga Motors plans to only produce a total of 500 Orca units, with the first one hundred badged as Foundation Edition models with “exclusive design elements and high-performance packages.” The first one hundred models will begin at $28,000 and be delivered to North American customers in summer 2020. Four hundred Orcas will be priced at $24,000 and available to customers shortly after summer 2020. Taiga also has plans to create more electric personal watercraft — priced below $14,000 — in the future. [© inhabitat.com] + https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/e-mobility-why-electric-three-wheelers-are-moving-into-the-fast-lane/article29497165.ece E-Mobility: Why electric three-wheelers are moving into the fast lane September 25, 2019 The adoption of electric three-wheelers or e-rickshaws appears to be gaining traction in India as opposed to other modes of transport. This is due to many ... https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/migration_catalog/article18143043.ece/alternates/WIDE_615/e-rickshaws For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
