We live off-grid on an island where the nearest town is 3 miles away by boat, this is the ideal primary vehicle for us! We pre-ordered the Performance model and just heard from Taiga they should start shipping in September, can't wait. Getting to town currently costs $5+ in gas, but we usually have surplus free energy from solar
Great to see you getting these companies to check out their fun products and seeing the enjoyment on your face is priceless. Hope these opportunities keep coming and keep up the great content. Lots of love from Australia. Abs.
he showed those first clips and i was like wow, its completely gutless. they did him dirty by not telling him about the wild mode. Wild looks WAAAAAY better.
Mate you are living my dream! Both you and Producer Michael make me feel inspired to try and achieve what I want in life despite being depressed and unmotivated for as long as I can remember. If I ever make it to where you are I'd love to be able to join you on your trips to Catalina! Keep the great content coming Adam! 💙
@@AdamSwords Thank you! I really hope so. Even if I don't and just fail at everything at least I still get to see everything you and Michael share here on RU-vid 👍
@@AdamSwords absolutely! I think I subbed yesterday or day before! Wife and I love to camp, I grew up on jetskis, this was a perfect merge of our lives!! I’m big into the 90’s seadoo/tigershark stuff. We might make the trek out to one of your Catalina trips! (We’re from Delaware) Looks like a blast!
I look forward to continued improvement in this electric space and hopefully they will increase the range and create one for fishing. I don't play on jet skis but am considering one to fish from- especially off shore.
My old company was the first UK Jet Ski dealer back in 1980! Stand up only model Kawasaki 440. Needed more skill than todays skis as they were unstable at low speeds. Many tricks could be accomplished with lots of practise. I was the first person in the UK to be prosecuted for speeding on a Jet Ski! The authorities actually had trouble finding a law that was applicable. I was actually prosecuted under the title ‘aquaplaning’. Interesting times!
The hull design reminds me of the older Sea- Doo SP model from the late 94 or 95s. You can do very easy turns and spins due to the flatter full design, and it only had like 50 something hp. Ride time was just over 1hr or less depending on conditions. If you live on a lake this is perfect honesty. Low noise, no exhaust vapors, simple and easy design for daily riding. Pull it on your WaveArmor or Jet ski lift, which is already powered, and just plug up. Some might even use there EV Truck to share power to their PWC if they are driving to a lake. I guess Tesla, Ford, and Rivian better get the lead out then, huh. For now, this really works well for residents who live on a lake. I was kind of hoping Adam would have gone over some of the features this PWC had. Can you talk about the Wi-Fi and sota/fota capabilities? Thermal management? Closed-Loop colling or no? Battery chemistry and form factor....ie cylindrical or pouch? Proper battery management is the responsibility of the owner, however if we can't find out what it is, how can you except anyone to buy this product? There is no difference when you buy an ICE Sea-Doo. I had to perform a 10hr break in on my 2018 GTI SE (per owner's manual) to make sure the engine would perform at its peak over its life. World's First ride on this Jetski is nice, however I think this a missed opportunity by Targa to show potential buyers more about this product and how it is better vs what's out there now. GTX vs Carbon. GTI SE vs Performance. Spark vs Sport. Same for Yamaha matching models.
Truth is, so few viewers would care about getting that deep into tech specs, with typ of battery etc, that they would have lost PR (viewers) for this video, by presenting it. Too long video and most people click away. This is the only way to do it. For the ones that really care (which are i miniscule amount of total target market), they will find the info themselves in due time. This isnt really unique to this vehicle, nor electrical vehicles. You wont get much details on a presentation/first try on a ICE cars either, for example. Another thing is that the 10 hour break in on your GTI, isnt necessarily to make the engine perform at the peak over its life, but for other reasons. Not everything that is written in user manuals, can be taken at face value, some of it is for the benefit of the manufacturer, not the customer. Lastly, the benefits of this product is the zero emissions out the back, and the next to zero engine noise. In just about every other aspect, it loses to an equivalent ICE PWC; not to mention the price. Not many comparisons needed really.
Wow!!! Those things look like a lot of fun! As a Model 3 owner I will most definitely cop one. Towing a electric pwc with an EV to Croatia in summer will be the peak of sustainable fun 😂🙌🏽
Fun fact: you don’t need kill switch on electric PWC, matter fact, it is better not to use kill switch on EPWC at all, in case you fall, you don’t need to reconnect the kill switch and restart the PWC, it’s much easier to just get back up and go
@@AdamSwords in my opinion there is a very very slight chance of throttle failure but the benefits of not using kill switch on EPWC overweight the risk of throttle failure, especially in big swells
I built the worlds fastest electric jetski before there was youtube and lithium batteries. It was really slow with 20hp, but it was the first so it was the fastest for many years. This ski looks great.
Enjoyable video Adam! How does the Orca do for storage and or adaptability for add on bags, storage or a second rider? I know you said it isn’t the type of craft you’d go for long distances but one may need to carry extra items.
As of right now I don’t think there’s any way to carry more items other than a back pack. But I believe they plan to launch a larger model which will hopefully have a way to carry additional gear.
Expensive at almost 28k for the carbon fiber model but that’s expected. Since the battery is only set to last 3 years though I’m curious how much the battery replacement will run!
Hi Adam I was at the Sydney international boat show today and got to look at the very first one the serial number is 00001 lol definitely going to be a great toy on a yacht 🤙🤙
I would like to get electic skis for my rental business out of georgia, looks like we need some better battery life but when that's resolved this will take over!
Looks like a lot of fun. Rangewise, can you do your Catalina run? The footwells seems poorly designed as they seemingly had no drain? Collecting water adds weight which reduces speed and range.
No PWC have drains for the footwell :) but the sloping back on the orca definitely means they fill up fast when it’s choppy. Luckily a quick blast of the throttle and they clear out. Range wise, they MIGHT make it to Catalina one way, but I’d be nervous…
@@AdamSwords I am curious if a dual battery solar charge on reserve would be an idea? battery tech is progressing and having one charging while the other is in use could allow some gains even as a return to port backup. Just a thought.
being a car head im not keen on e;ectriccars bt i love the electric motorbike and water sports i feel like electric watersprts and motorbikes are way more fun then electric cars but ig its the future and the way its going to be
It’s great to see how the electric PWC technology is advancing. However, the amount to install a charger on the dock of our lakefront home is cost prohibitive. Our province (Ontario) stopped all rebate programmes a few years back and hadn’t offered any new incentives for property owners to go electric. We have them for our electric cars but taking PWC’s out of the water just to charge them, doesn’t make sense. If not for that, we would replace our current Sea-Doo’s in a heartbeat with the Taiga PWC!!!
They do have regular household chargers too, but they’re much slower to charge. I hear you though, it’s infrastructure for charging that’s gonna throttle the rollout of EVs
You would replace your Seadoos with that junk wagon lol ur crazy it's a Spark that's very very expensive and slow u go ahead and replace your seadoo im keeping my 300 limited ride for 1 hrs tops then ur dead in the water lol straight trash
What fun that must be!! Is a good life you are enjoying. Keep on keeping on. 👏👏👏 The more electric we go the less the oil companies can hold us to ransom (says she who owned and operated 23 gas stations) LOL
They certainly look like awesome toys! I don't have any EV's, but do they use a universal charger? I assume not many docks have EV chargers on them, right? Just asking. Cool video, great demo of the product.
Yo I live here!! To bad we weren’t out on the skis the same day you took this one out! Edit: I’m not big on electric vehicles but those look kinda cool. Lake Champlain is an amazing lake to do stuff on.
Just wanted to say hello from the U.K and wish you well. Cheers for the entertainment. Good upload. Just like Tesla they should have insane mode ! Ok wild mode, sorry. $17.5 k Absolutely perfect for lake homes.
It definitely has its uses. I think there’s a long way for the technology and infrastructure to come until they are a true rival for internal combustion engines, but it’s very exciting to see the progression.
Adam you need to try the new RXP X 300 if you think they are light fast and nimble wait till you try one mate. Iv now collected my one and it's epic....msg you a few posts back about collecting 1. Great channel btw. Hunstanton not Florida but it will do. Mike form UK.
