{"id":40512,"date":"2026-01-23T07:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=40512"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:44:56","slug":"first-electric-ribcraft-pro-480-powered-by-rad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/first-electric-ribcraft-pro-480-powered-by-rad\/","title":{"rendered":"First Electric Ribcraft Pro 480 Powered by RAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FW_GEcWjCCg?si=6VKEinbSCmOD9px1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Electric Ribcraft Pro 480<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am absolutely in favor of innovation, but I remain far from convinced about using electric outboard motors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engineers have without any doubt my admiration and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But at this stage, I see more drawbacks than advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have written an article discussing this topic in detail: <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/why-an-electric-outboard-is-not-the-better-choice-now\/\">Why an Electric Outboard Is Not the Better Choice Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This electric Ribcraft is fitted with the full RAD system. It features a console-integrated battery. The RAD 40 has 180\u00b0 electric steering which is admirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acceleration is immediate (as is with some EVs). Top speeds exceed 30 knots, though sustained performance depends on load, sea state, and throttle management of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then there\u2019s the claimed range of a full nine hours. It almost seems too good to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I always wonder how this figure is calculated. Could it be also overestimated, similar to what we often see with electric cars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s see how the market reacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If anyone at Ribcraft or RAD reads my blogpost, I&#8217;m more than happy to spend 9 hours at sea with this combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as there is a RIB with a combustion engine nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RADPropulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>RAD Propulsion<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to see more Ribcraft videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/ribcraft\/\">here they are<\/a>. Also interested in RAD propulsion, get some info <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/rad\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Electric RIBCRAFT Pro 480<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall length<\/td><td>4,8 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall beam<\/td><td>2,1 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tube diameter<\/td><td>460 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction<\/td><td>Commercial-grade<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Console<\/td><td>FS double tandem jockey seat console<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outboard<\/td><td>RAD 40 electric outboard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Battery<\/td><td>RAD 21 kWh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Continuous power<\/td><td>40 kW<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Control system<\/td><td>Digital drive-by-wire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charging<\/td><td>AC\/DC fast-charging compatible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motor weight<\/td><td>Approximately 100 kg (motor only)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ribcraft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>, data may vary<br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/does-a-rib-exist-with-ce-a-certification-mine-has-b\/\">discover what this means<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RADPropulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electric Ribcraft Pro 480 I am absolutely in favor of innovation, but I remain far from convinced about using electric outboard motors. The engineers have without any doubt my admiration and respect. But at this stage, I see more drawbacks than advantages. I have written an article discussing this topic in detail: Why an Electric Outboard Is Not the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[38,371,510],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ribcraft","category-electric","category-rad"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/First-Electric-Ribcraft-Pro-480-Powered-by-RAD.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}