![]() So at what point does the more than 120-year history of producing and improving gas and diesel engines actually stop? Some carmakers are saying that process is already well underway, and no more multimillion-dollar engine development plans will get approved. The automakers are making it official-they’re phasing out internal combustion and heading, with varying degrees of happiness, into an all-electric future. A visible glimpse of the end: Cadillac has said the CT4 and CT5 are last V-cars it will produce.Some have taken the multistep approach, however, phasing out development in some markets before others.Several automakers have already confessed to having stopped development on any new internal combustion engines.They want the Evinrudes."Įast said despite how the company broke the news, there is plenty of customer loyalty, according to message boards like The Hull Truth and Facebook. ![]() "But people who had ordered boats which are still being built said they don't want any other engine. "My phone rang off the hook for three days straight," East said. It performs better and has much better fuel efficiency."Įast said he his customers began calling when they heard the news. I rig my boats with Evinrude, Yamaha, Mercury or Daihatsu and my boat is better with an Evinrude. "The G2 had on issues mechanically or technologically. "It caught everybody off guard," said East, who before returning to the boatbuilding sector, was the longtime editor of Florida Sportsman magazine's Best Boat series of magazines, boats and television programs. He said the entire marine industry was shocked by the sudden news. It was unclear Monday what was the status of the test facility in Stuart.ĭavid East, builder of Horizon 3000 catamaran powerboats in Fort Pierce, has always been a devoted Evinrude outboard engine customer. As recently as 2017, Evinrude donated two E-TEC outboard engines to the Environmental Studies Center in Jensen Beach for its River Scout boat as part of TCPalm's Twelve Days of Christmas program. Evinrude was the president and CEO of Outboard Motor Corporation which manufactured outboards under the Johnson, OMC and Evinrude brand names.Ī saltwater outboard engine test facility in Stuart next to the Roosevelt Bridge was named after Evinrude. Ralph Evinrude was the longtime husband of singer and philanthropist Frances Langford living in Jensen Beach from 1955 until his death in 1986. We will concentrate our efforts on new and innovative technologies and on the development of our boat companies, where we continue to see a lot of potential to transform the on-water experience for consumers."Įvinrude was a well-known name among the Treasure Coast boating community. “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted by COVID-19, obliging us to discontinue production of our outboard motors immediately," said José Boisjoli, president and CEO of BRP. "This business segment had already been facing some challenges and the impact from the current context has forced our hand. The announcement came as a surprise to Evinrude's now jobless global workforce of 650, mostly located at its factory in Sturtevant, Wisc. Many of the employees were already on furlough and were told their positions were eliminated by recorded phone message, according to Scott Martin of Clewiston, a professional bass angler and 20-year Evinrude pro team angler.ĬOVID-19 impact was listed as part of the decision. The Evinrude name stepping out of the outboard business would be akin to Ford announcing it would no longer build automobiles. How big was this announcement? Consider that Ole Evinrude invented the first commercially viable outboard engine in 1907. ![]() One of the world's leaders in outboard motor manufacturing will no longer exist.Įvinrude motors parent company, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), announced last week that it would discontinue manufacturing of its Evinrude E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines. Instead, the company will focus on growing its boat brands and developing technology and innovation of other marine products. ![]() The boating world received shocking and surprising news. ![]()
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