Mercury Avator 7.5 e Electric Outboards

Imagine Boating to be pure, simple, perfect. The Mercury Avator Electric Outboard concept, explores boating at its essence. Quiet, smooth, easy to operate with zero emissions and minimal maintenance. Avator will help make boating more accessible and sustainable, while delivering on Mercury’s commitment to leading the marine industry in electric propulsion. The Mercury Avator Electric Outboards are purely an inspired innovation.

The Mercury® Avator™ 7.5e Electric Outboard delivers speed and acceleration performance similar to a 3.5hp internal combustion outboard, making it ideally suited for a variety of small boats, tenders and as secondary power on sailboats. Available in tiller and remote steer models, it features a quick-connect battery and intuitive controls that make setup and operation a breeze. And with advanced displays and other technologies that monitor your battery level and range, you can explore the water with confidence.

Innovative features include the large Cowl lid at the top, which flips open to provide full access to the battery compartment, making it easy to install, or remove the battery. So no more cables.

The Mercury 7.5e comes with a quick connect, 1 Kw hour, lithium-ion battery, developed in partnership with the battery experts at Mastervolt, engineered exclusively for marine duty and designed exclusively for this outboard model. Under the lid you will find directions on how to install, or stow the included weather cap for the battery connector. A spare lanyard clip is also tucked away inside.

BMS is an advanced battery management system monitors parameters such as Temperature and State of Charge at all times and can adjust power, or pause charging to protect the battery. The battery is compatible with 100 and 230 Watt Avatar chargers. The 110 Watt model can recharge a fully depleted 1Kw battery in approximately nine hours. When a faster charging time is required, the 230 Watt charger can complete the job in around 4 hours.

Lets review some of the Avator advantages in detail:

• Boost Mode: With Boost Mode, the system automatically doles out up to 20% more torque during hard accelerations, contributing to faster acceleration than similar competitive products.
• Sustainability: Avator outboards transform the boating experience by making boating possible with no exhaust fumes and zero direct emissions.
• Corrosion Resistance: Every Avator outboard is engineered with Mercury’s proven corrosion-preventive materials and coatings, so you can boat confidently in freshwater or saltwater.
• Easy Storage and Transport: With no fuel and no fumes, an Avator outboard is convenient to store at home or on a larger boat. The quick-connect bracket enhances portability, allowing you to install the tiller model in a snap.
• Quick-Connect Battery: The 1 kWh lithium-ion battery has no cables to connect. It slides into place under the flip-up top cowl, saving you valuable space within the boat. You can bring along an available spare battery that swaps into place in seconds.
• Multi-Purpose Tiller Handle: The Avator tiller was designed to let anyone take the helm with confidence. It adjusts up, down, left or right for comfortable steering from any position or with either hand, and it folds down to become a convenient carrying handle.
• Digital Controls: For console boats, digital remote controls, deliver instant responsiveness, with no hesitation. Controls are available in three styles to fit a range of center and side-console mounting positions.

The digital display on the tiller model lets you monitor the entire Avator propulsion system and adjust operating settings all from one interface. It uses handy icons to show battery percentage, estimated remaining runtime, speed, power, distance remaining, settings, brightness and throttle direction. If you connect to a depth finder, you can also check the water depth. Most importantly a large, easy to read battery scale is displayed to show you how much state of charge you have remaining.

The Avator Tiller Handle can be adjusted for comfortable driving with either hand and from multiple positions. When you want to set and maintain the throttle at a desired speed, adjust the grip friction knob, to increase friction and keep the throttle grip in place.

Near the transom bracket, there is the co-pilot lever. This can either increase steering friction, if you want to maintain your course without many adjustments, or reduce steering friction when you need to make quick maneuvers when docking.

The Ratcheting Trim system can lock the outboard into five positions, to fully accommodate for any type of boat. One of the most innovative features on the Avator 7.5e tiller model is the Quick Release Mounting System. The Transom Bracket remains on the boat and you can easily remove the outboard from it. To install the outboard again, simply line up the probe over the Quick Release Receiver and push the drive down until it snaps into place.

To fully protect the Avator engine, against corrosion, Mercury has installed an anode on the underside of the anti-ventilation plate. The Avator three blade propeller is crafted from a high strength, impact resistant, composite material, to maximize thrust for loner battery life, minimal noise and vibration.

Download the Mercury Marine App available for iOS and Android devices for free, to enjoy basic functionality, including a library of tutorials and the ability to connect with a dealer for expert support. Adding the optional Mercury SmartCraft® Connect module to your 7.5e outboard lets you wirelessly connect it with the app, unlocking additional features like a GPS map with visualised range estimates and much more.

Package includes the following:

• Electric Outboard 7.5 ESH
• Avator Battery E1KWh
• Charger 110W-Eu 1.0

Download here the product's manual.

Technical Characteristics for the Avator 7.5e

• Input Power: 916W
• Rated Prop Shaft Power: 750W
• Rated Voltage: 48V
• Battery : Integrated 1kWh
• Battery Type: Li-Ion
• Battery IP Rating: IP67
• Charger (Standard): 110W
• Total Weight (Excluding Battery & Transom Bracket): 37 lbs / 16.7 kgs
• Total Weight Excluding Battery: 43 lbs / 19.5 kgs
• Battery Weight (1kWh): 17 lbs / 7.7 kgs
• Steering: Remote Tiller
• Shaft Length: 15" / 381 mm, 20" / 508 mm, 25" / 635 mm
• Standard Propeller: 12.7 x 7P