PURPOSE AND GOALS
The purpose of this LLC is to promote activities and
interests that will result in environmentally positive changes
that will protect our precious inland lakes, rivers, and water
resources. The automotive industry is moving towards
electric motors in cars and trucks to tackle the many
problems associated with global warming. It is time for the
boating industry to recognize how polluting small motor
boats are and move towards marketing and selling electric
boats. It is time for the recreational, boating industry and
boating public to embrace electric boats to protect our
precious inland water resources.
In the USA, electric motor boats are estimated to be
less than 5% of the recreation boat community. The “Plug
Boat” designation is used to describe small electric boats
from about 8 to 25 feet that are recharged by being
plugged into standard outlets on marina docks. The Plug
Boat Directory of electric boat manufacturers lists 103
companies. The vast majority are in European countries
along the various bodies of water and the many rivers that
run throughout Europe. The United States has many
manufacturers of electric boats (23), and the oldest
manufacturer: Elco Motor Yachts, has been making electric
launches since 1893 – Chicago World’s Fair.