Archive for January 2012 | Monthly archive page

100 ibl

The brushless Quietorque(tm) models: 100ibl, 180ibl and 360ibl

During 2011 we completed a conversion from “brushed” to high tech ”brushless” electric motors at the heart of our systems.  The performance difference is not significant but the new motors are spark-free, an important safety feature.  They are actually highly efficient 3-phase AC motors with an automatic current switch from the DC battery bank happening automatically in the systems’ sophisticated motor controller. The difference in cost [...]

working on electra

Weekender Hybrid Add-on available

At the Annapolis Boat Show 2010, we introduced the Weekender Hybrid Add-on to serve a specific market: It’s for those of you who’s diesel won’t die and /or you need to be able to cover substantial distances and still be at work Monday morning, or maybe you just feel naked with batteries alone?  We have your answer!  We now [...]