The base model comes with an entry-level price of US $11,995, including a trailer, though the electric version adds a US $2,100 premium to the total. That rotomolding production helps the Veer V13 achieve a much lower sticker price than fiberglass or aluminum electric boats.
If you’ve ever wondered why a canoe costs three to four times the price of a kayak on average, there you go. That’s the same way kayaks are made, and is a cost-effective method to produce large and hollow plastic parts such as boat hulls. The 13-foot (4-meter) two-seater boat is manufactured from rotomolded polyethylene. While the base model has a combustion outboard, the electric version uses the newly-released Avator 7.5e electric outboard. So it should come as no surprise that Veer’s boats are powered by Mercury drivetrains. Veer’s parent company is Brunswick, which also owns Mercury Marine, a popular outboard engine maker. Veer is a recently launched low-cost boat company, with the Veer V13 serving as its debut model. Those luxury electric boats can reach well into the six figures, and their high-end design helps explain the high sticker price.īut for the rest of us, these more everyday electric boats can help scratch the itch for an affordable, quiet, and relaxing lake cruiser. You’re not going to get high power and elegantly designed electric boats such as those from companies like Candela and X Shore for just a couple month’s salary.
Keep in mind that lower-cost electric boats usually mean lower power and shorter range. Here’s a collection of some of the most interesting and affordable electric boats for the average Joe. That’s not true anymore, though, as several new low-cost electric boats are starting to enter the US market.
Electric boating is nothing new, but for a long time it has been outside the limits of most recreational boaters’ wallets.
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