Electric Boats Making Waves Without the Noise

Electric Boats Making Waves Without the Noise
The Vision Marine Technologies' Vision Marine Bruce 22 boat with one of their E-Motion motors. The electric boat is capable of reaching speeds of 49 mph. Jeff Helmkamp/LakeExpo via AP
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The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.

The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the boat.