What is hydrogeneration?

Hydrogeneration is used to create electricity and is used in hydroelectric power stations and an electric vehicle’s regenerative braking system. During hydrogeneration, water passively spins the propeller on the motor which generates electricity through electromagnetic induction.

ePropulsion is the first motor manufacturer to introduce hydrogenation into their motors.

On a sailboat with an ePropulsion electric motor, it requires the boat to be moving on it’s own from the wind, and travelling at a minimum of 4 knots. If you’re travelling greater than 19 knots, hydrogeneration is automatically disabled to prevent the motor from overcharging.

Hydrogeneration is available with the Spirit 1.0 Evo, Navy 3.0 Evo, Navy 6.0 Evo or an Pod Drive 6.0 Evo motor (the folding propeller is not compatible). It requires a genuine ePropulsion battery.

To use hydrogeneration, place the Evo control in the neutral position, and turn on the hydrogeneration function in the control setting (which is on by default). The motor remains in a power-on state.
Hydrogeneration will automatically stop once the battery has reached a 90% charge.