Torqeedo - CH Smith Marine

Torqeedo manufacture the world's most advanced electric propulsion systems, offering outboards and inboards, electric motors, and hybrid drive systems ranging from 1 to 80 hp.

As pioneers in the field of water-based electromobility, the company has set many standards since its beginnings in 2005.

The story begins in the Starnberg region of Germany, when Dr Christoph Ballin and Dr Friedrich Böbel set out to find a solution to working around the significant restrictions to operating combustion engines on Lake Starnberg. Instead of finding high-tech products and drive systems produced on an industrial scale, they discovered a market opportunity.

In 2004, concepts such as clean tech and electromobility had not yet been coined. But it was already obvious that electric drive systems would become increasingly important in the future due to global population growth, limited oil reserves and efforts to limit global warming.

Obviously they were on to something. Today Torqeedo outboard motors are available in over 40 countries, and demand is rising.

Website: http://www.torqeedo.com/en