The Remigo One Is a Very Compelling Electric Outboard Motor

WIRED

2 days ago

The transom mount is firm and confidence-inducing, so when you're running at speed you can take your hand off the tiller to grab something without fearing you're going to veer sideways and throw yourself off the boat. The fact that you set the power with the buttons and not with a twist throttle also makes this a lovely outboard experience: Your hand and wrist never get tired, and you know you're going a constant speed.
You'll get about an hour of run time at full power, about five at half power, and something like 10 hours at the lowest setting. This means anywhere from about five to 20 miles of range depending on how hard you push the thing and whether you're boating up- or downstream or against the tide. It's more than powerful enough to push my whole three-person family a few miles down the river from my house and back and would be perfectly suited to any situation you'd normally buy a sub-5-horsepower gas outboard.
In fact, I loved using the lower power settings on still inlets, because it acts like an electric trolling motor, silently pulling me past a local great blue heron and toward some houseboats. Once I'm done with my peaceful adventure and want to head home, I can turn up the power and boat on as normal.
I haven't taken it on smaller bodies of water, but I imagine this motor would be a perfect all-in-one solution for folks who fish on smaller lakes and ponds and don't want to buy both a trolling motor and an outboard. One Remigo pulls double duty quite well.
I traveled a maximum of about 10 miles in a single charge before I reached the low battery warning on the Remigo. That was a couple hours on the water for me, and I was ready to get off my tiny boat anyway. If you need more running time or distance, there are many larger electric outboard motors on the market. It takes about six hours to fully recharge on a 120-volt outlet.
There are even several direct competitors of the Remigo One. The EPropulsion Spirit ($1,650) and the Torqueedo Travel ($1,699) are worth considering for folks who are after a quality electric outboard. Both have removable batteries but lack the sleek all-in-one, rudderlike design of the Remigo. If you want that, it's worth considering the Temo-1000 ($3,499), which has a slightly worse design but functions similarly.
I have yet to spend time with those motors, but I feel confident in saying, based on my experience with the Remigo One, that they simply can't be that much better. This motor is quiet and stable, the range is excellent, and it's one of the easiest-to-set-up and easiest-to-use products I've ever tested. Other motors might offer differing levels of power, different interfaces, and different battery options, but if this simple machine fits your needs, I highly recommend you check it out. It's the perfect go-anywhere accessory for small boat owners.