US electric outboard EP Carry launches new Gen2 version

About this episode

Joe Grez discusses the launch of the new Gen2 version of the EP Carry electric outboard motor and its advancements in design and performance.

Joe Grez is an experienced consumer product developer with a degree in physics and portfolio of US patents. In 2008, when he was required to put a mandatory CO2 warning on the dinghy he and his young granddaughter took to go out fishing, it made him think about the effects the exhaust and fumes had on her when she was in the boat. Listen to this article as a podcast He began to explore the possibilities of electric motors, and put together a design team who had hundreds of years of combined experience in electromechanical device technology and high-volume consumer products for brands like beauty care giant L’Oreal and Sonicare electric toothbrushes. US electric outboard proven over 73,000 hours In 2017 the EP Carry electric outboard was launched and is now well proven, with hundreds of customers having logged over 73,000 hours of use on a wide variety of boats under just about every condition. Grez himself has run over 800 Nautical miles – about 920 miles, 1500 kilometres – on Salish 100 cruises and solar-powered micro-cruiser expeditions. Now EP Carry is introducing its Gen2 model that builds on that depth of knowledge, using the same lightweight, patented design, but with…

People in this episode

Guest: Joe Grez

Topics covered

• electric outboard motors
• sustainable boating
• product development
• marine technology
• innovation

Keywords

• electric outboard
• EP Carry
• Joe Grez
• marine technology
• sustainable boating
• innovation
• product development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: L’Oreal

Products: EP Carry, Sonicare electric toothbrushes

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