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Vision E Motion Electric Powertrain 180 - Review 2025

By: Matt C. & Bradley Axmith - Updated: April 2025

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Matt C.

Boating Expert at Boat & Sail Magazine

Matt has been living full-time on the water for almost ten years. Numerous adventures have been had cruising the US east coast and the Bahamas on his 38-foot sailboat, Dulcinea.

Bradley Axmith

Editor at Boat & Sail Magazine

Spent summers sailing and fishing as a boy. He built a viking ship and cruises every year.

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Where to buy Vision E Motion Electric Powertrain 180:

Visionmarinetechnologies.com

We’re in the early days of electric-powered boats. At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess which companies will be around in five or ten years—or even which technologies will become hits. This is especially true when it comes to high-powered boats. With a motor boat, you are no longer making an electric scooter but a full-fledged electric car.

Vision Marine Technologies is one of those companies whose future looks bright. This startup hails from Quebec, Canada and the company has two product lines: complete electric boats and electric outboards. Their boats are simple launches; most are sold with ePropulsion power packages. Nothing very interesting to report there, unfortunately.

The Vision E Motion electric powertrain, however, looks to have the potential to be a game changer. The system is built to power a 180-horsepower equivalent outboard motor, making it the most powerful electric boat motor yet. The challenge with a package like this is scale—you simply need a very powerful motor to get that much power, and such a powerful motor takes an enormous battery bank. This system is built on a 70 kWh battery bank that achieves overnight recharges with a standard 220-volt, 30-amp marine shore power connection.

Sadly, the system will not be for sale to individuals and will only be available as OEM equipment.