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Green Wakeboarding. By Nick Edmunds Chemistry 444G. Average Wakeboarding Boats. Run solely on gasoline for power $5,000+ per year spent on gasoline if ran all year long MSRP: around $70,000+ depending on the company
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Green Wakeboarding By Nick Edmunds Chemistry 444G
Average Wakeboarding Boats Run solely on gasoline for power $5,000+ per year spent on gasoline if ran all year long MSRP: around $70,000+ depending on the company Carbon monoxide emissions to the environment and to the wake boarder/wake surfer
Epic 23e in 2009 • Runs on both gas and battery (hybrid) • One full hour session without any gas • Flux generator or wall socket to recharge • Half the cost or less of a normal wakeboard boat’s fuel consumption • MSRP: $120k to $150k depending on the options chosen • 50% less emissions or none depending on how long it’s used for • The world’s first hybrid electric wakeboarding boat • Powered by lithium-ion batteries
Epic 21se in 2010 • About the same as the Epic 21e structurally accept: • It runs on 10 hours on a single charge • The flux generator runs on both diesel and bio-diesel
Epic 232se • Solely powered by battery • Lithium-ion phosphate • Charge time: 1 to 6 hours depending on source • Run time: 8 hours at 8 knots • 0% emissions • MSRP: $150,000 • SITE ALL PHOTOS USING EASYBIB AND LOOK AT RUBRIC FOR PROJECT!!
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