Ingenity Partners with Hacker-Craft

Author:
Eric Colby
Publish date:
Oct 19, 2022

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Ingenity Electric has signed a multiyear agreement to provide and install electric drivetrains in Hacker-Craft models, which are built in Queensbury, N.Y. Ingenity is the electric propulsion division of Correct Craft.

“I have admired Hacker-Craft’s products from afar for many years, and the Ingenity team is humbled to be part of this project,” Ingenity president Sean Marrero said in a statement. “We stand on the shoulders of the giants who started [Hacker and Correct Craft] a century ago. Now it is our turn to lay the foundation for an exciting future for our companies and customers.”

The first Ingenity-powered Hacker-Craft, a 27-foot Special Sport, will be introduced at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which runs Oct. 26-30. The 126-kWh battery system can recharge overnight at a residential dock or in 1½ hours at a high-capacity DC fast charger at a marina. Remote connectivity is through an Osmosis telematics platform.

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