Green WakeboardingBy Nick EdmundsChemistry 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

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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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