Distribution agreement between Torqeedo and Waterworld
Torqeedo will distribute Waterworld brand inboard electric motors in Europe. The German manufacturer has signed an agreement with the Dutch company to distribute its product range. The partnership builds on an already established relationship between the two brands. "Waterworld has been a Torqeedo dealer in the Netherlands for several years," says Erwann Grandpierre, sales manager for Torqeedo France.
Opening a new boat market for Torqeedo
The two product lines are complementary. Waterworld offers low-voltage (48V) inboard electric motors starting at 2 kW, while the Torqeedo range reserves low power for outboard motors. Its Deepblue i inboard range starts at only 25 kW and uses BMW batteries with a higher voltage of 360 V. Torqeedo will now be able to respond more easily to certain markets, such as the repowering of existing boats with shaft-driven engines.
"This will complete our offer for small power engines with shaft line. It's an opening to new markets that we didn't reach with our outboard engines", says Erwann Grandpierre.
Complementarity is set to increase
The Waterworld range currently includes 4 powers: 2 kW, 4kW, 7.5 kW, 10 kW. All its electric motors are powered in 48V. They are intended for boats with a shaft, between 6 and 10 meters long, for displacements of less than 7.5 T. A 15 kW model is announced for 2020, to open up to units up to 12 meters and 10 T.
Torqeedo offers all its low-power motors with low-voltage batteries from kayaks to open hulls only as outboard drives or on a saildrive base. The most powerful one is 10kW. It is then necessary to move to Deep Blue technology and high voltages for inboard and outboard motors from 25 to 100 kW. The development of the Waterworld range thus ensures the link between the two technologies.
