As GM Authority previously reported back in January 2022, General Motors and Pure Watercraft – of which GM owns a 25 percent stake – unveiled an all-new battery-electric pontoon boat at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the watercraft that this collaborative effort produced.
Called the Pure Pontoon Boat, this watercraft is nearly 26 feet long, and built to accommodate up to 10 passengers at a time. Power comes from GM battery packs with a capacity of up to 66 kWh. Single or twin Pure Outboard motors are available, which propel the boat to a top speed of either 14 mph or 23 mph, respectively. The motors themselves are rated at 25 kW, or 33 horsepower, each.
As far as range estimates, Pure Watercraft claims that it depends on how the boat is operated. The twin outboard model can travel up to 26 miles on a full charge at top speed, or 120 miles on a full charge at 5 mph. For the single outboard model, the watercraft can travel 32 miles on a single charge at full speed, or 120 miles on a full charge at 5 mph.
Pricing for a single outboard model starts at $75,000, while a twin outboard model has a starting price of $95,000.
This boat is designed to be operated in both salt water and fresh water, as there is no impeller and thus no water intake. Pure Watercraft says “all parts are designed to prevent corrosion,” as well, further enabling operation in saltwater environments. Additionally, Pure Watercraft says the electric outboard needs “no scheduled maintenance,” and that there is no need to winterize the motor for the offseason.
Included with each watercraft is a level 1 charger that is capable of connecting to 110V and 220V outlets. The throttle is Bluetooth-enabled, while the standard prop size is 16-inches.
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So let me get this straight. GM is totally failing at getting Lyriq’s and other EV into the hands of paying customers. GM just killed the Bolt EV/EUV to “make room for” producing the new Silverado EV. And yet, GM has battery packs to supply (or try to supply) for the totally recreational boating crowd? And to buy one is $75,000 to nearly 100 grand!
Tell me how anyone can defend GM at this point. Cater to the rich and flamboyant while telling the working class/lower income buyers to pound sand. Got it.
It might be by design.
Ford lost 60K per EV sold last quarter. Nobody wants any part of that. But they have to appease the ESG eco-te rorist to keep from getting shut down. So they keep making boondoggles that look good on paper, increase stock values and building “EV” factories that the moment EV’s aren’t popular can be converted back to normal auto production. Also got to remember that their number one holdup on the Colorado rollout was the EPA. They are as captive as we are to the fas-cism… in many ways more so
General Motor’s is a multinational company with investors all over the world. Investors have only one thing on there minds, MONEY. Investors don’t care about what car guys care about. Dan B, you and I are car guys. We look at things like style, horsepower, quality. I drive a GMC pickup my wife a Buick my kids Chevy’s. I own shares of GM, Ford and Toyota. Personally, I think Toyota makes an ugly product but they make me money. I’m sure most people here have a 401K or invest in mutual funds that they don’t even know what they are invested in. They get a statement every quarter and the only thing that matters is that they’re making money. So if GM makes money on boats that cost 90K who cares. I can’t afford to buy one just like I can’t afford to buy an Escalade.
Peace
Al: I get what you are saying and actually agree. The part that is missing (at least for me) is that GM could and should do both! Toyota sure n hell would and it’s why Toyota overtook GM for sales two years ago and lost to GM by a small amount last year. They will most likely over-take GM again this year and the rest will probably be history as Toyota looks at GM in the rear view mirror. GM just doesn’t seem to get the larger picture. Now they are obviously going after the higher end market/buyers while leaving the masses behind. We either buy what they want us to buy (from an ever shrinking portfolio) or we can go elsewhere.
So if GM wants to be a big player and stay there, then they need to offer smaller/lower priced products to people like me while also offering the Celestiq at the top along with everything in between. And yes, that would include being able to supply a boating company battery packs, build the Silverado EV AND continue to offer the Bolt.
Dan B,
Toyota is in trouble. Their product is dated and customers are aging. They didn’t really try with the new tundra. It was a an a temp of not loosing the current buyers at best. The Camry sells less and less. Both ford and Chevy are canibalizing Toyotas compact SUV crowd. About the only market they really still own is the Prius 😬
If you look long term, actually GM and stellantis are doing the best at courting young customers. Toyota, like the rest of the Japanese economy is going further toward the retirement home.
AI, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard. Let me add context,
Car guys buy product, company makes money, car guy no buy product, company no money
Toyota actually pales in profits in North America to GM, ford and even freaking Stellantis. Where Toyota makes thier money is they have corruptly cornered the Asia market. Ditto with VW group in Europe. A 70% import tarrif and mandates that the company be majority owned by local investors means that 60% of the world population is off limits to GM. That’s also why GM China is deliver Modest at best returns on investment, because the CCP reaps most the profits,
I’d switch out of Toyota stock for GM or Stellantis. The Asia market is crumbling. Japan has a demographic crisis just like China does. It won’t age well.
Steve, if my comment is ” the stupidest thing you ever heard” why are you making my point about GM.
This thing should be called “Titanic” because it sinks to the bottom on first mention of its usefulness (or clear lack thereof).
What does this beast weigh?
I’m surprised this boat will even plain off at those low speeds , 14 and 23 mph . Who in their right mind would want something that slow for that kind of money ?
What is the draft of the boat?
Now there is a heap of fun, not. Get the speeds doubled and decent range and call back.
Wow 33 hp motors. I’ve been on 50hp pontoons and they work great for the rental crowd, but not the recreational owner who wants to take people tubing.
And why is it that the dual motor has less range at full speed than the single but costs $20K more? What else does one get for that extra cost?
It has TWO motors which draws twice as much power on the battery and it has TWO motors which is twice the drag in the water. If the dual motor version is only a 1/3 larger that makes complete sense…
Also, you are getting a higher top speed and better acceleration and more power to tow tubers or hold more people up on plane.
I thought we weren’t supposed to mix electricity and water? *head-scratch*
A Garwood it’s not…