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A new, all-electric watercraft promises to be as environmentally friendly as it is fun to drive and competitive prices. ( Dell Inspiron 6400 Battery )

The Samba Green is a PWC - what the rest of us call a jet ski, even if the jet ski is a registered trademark - designed by the team of husband and wife Kristen and Rodrigo Silveira Columbus, Ohio. Their business, Silveira Customs, designs and manufactures carbon fiber components for everything from racing cars suitcases. Now, they bring expertise in lightweight materials in water. ( pa3534u-1BAS Toshiba Battery )

PWC bad rep among environmentalists. Although the phasing carbureted two-stroke engines has greatly reduced the leakage of oil and gas in the waterways, popular toys are loud and pollute more. Silveira The solution? Go electric.

"We felt that the major PWC manufacturers were in no hurry to answer these questions, then we took it upon ourselves to produce the first electric ski viable a watercraft that is completely silent and emissions free," said Kristen Silveira. ( Acer aspire 3500 battery )

Silveira Customs is not alone in the development of watercraft EV. Eco Ship is the development of a jet-ski power, he said will be available next year, but we have not heard much about them since they took a lot of noise last year. Last we heard, the ECO1 would cost $ 32,000. The Silveira looking for something a little more affordable.

When they began working on the Samba Green, the Silveira tried to add an electric motor to drive an existing stream, but it does not work very well.

"We have learned that much torque is required to produce the right performance on existing jet propulsion drive, and a large part of the package is lost for the vessel in an airplane," said Kristen Silveira.

To get the necessary punch without draining the battery or sacrificing performance, a unit designed Silveira new jet propulsion that uses one sixth as much power as a conventional unit, but does not sacrifice performance.

Rather than focusing on a single spray unit in a powerful car propulsion, propulsion Silveira developed twin direct drive "pods" that maximize efficiency and facilitate the running time on the water. They say their boat tops out at 65 km / h and the battery is good for three hours.

Beyond performance, the Samba Green has other advantages over its gasoline brother. On the one hand, it is silent.

"The silence of the engine will be a great advantage to observe wildlife," said Silveira. "He will also streams that currently do not allow personal watercraft. With only one moving part (provided that the engine will) make for high reliability and minimal maintenance. "

Silent broadens the appeal of the Samba Green. In addition to riders interested in low emissions performance, Silveira said research groups have expressed interest in the use of watercraft to keep quiet streams, without disturbing wildlife.

Silveira said Kristen Green 500 Sambas should be ready by next year. No word on prices until the third quarter of this year, but she said the Samba Green should be "affordable and very competitive with existing personal watercraft." For comparison, a stand-up Yamaha WaveRunner with a 2-stroke engine will cost about $ 7,500.