Sustainability at Sea
How environmentally friendly are electric outboard motors? Where it concerns greenhouse gases, the answer is it depends on how much you use it, where you get your electricity from and how frequently you replace parts. But in many other aspects, the environmental benefits of electric outboards are very clear.
Not Just CO2
Internal combustion marine outboards are unusually polluting beyond their carbon footprint. Compared to cars, they are substantially less efficient, and lacking catalytic converters, they emit multiple times the amount of Carbon Monoxide, NOx, Hydrocarbons and Particulates (P10 and P6). Electric outboards have zero operating emissions.
Eliminate Water Contamination
Exhaust discharge, fuel spillage and lubricants are contributors to water pollution. Internal combustion outboards discharge everything from benzene, toluene, MTBE, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons amongst others into the water. Momentum's water lubricated, passively cooled system is fully sealed and discharges zero pollutants into the water.
Lightweight and Maintenance-free
Lightweight and a conscious effort to reduce part count construction minimises life cycle energy cost of an M-10 outboard. Our long-life maintenance-free design reduces waste, cost and transport time.
