Following EV Formula, Startups Electrify Recreational Boats

Maybe you’ve already got a luxe electric pickup truck and hitch it to a high-tech electric travel trailer. Now there’s another big-ticket toy to covet — the emissions-free powerboat.

A handful of startups are starting to electrify the recreational boating industry. They’re following the formula pursued by EV automakers, scaling technology development by initially selling small numbers of high-end models to subsidize the production of more mass market vehicles.

Arc Boat Company, a Los Angeles startup staffed by veterans of Rivian, SpaceX and Tesla, manufactured fewer than 20 of its first model, a $300,000 speedboat called the Arc One ...