Marine Energy Management Systems

Before You Plan a Boat Around eCore

eCore isn't in production yet. ePropulsion calls it a concept demonstration and says specifications and features may change before final production, so every figure on this page is a reference value from the manufacturer's September 2026 launch material. No Canadian price or delivery date has been published.

It also works only inside ePropulsion's 96 V system. The eCore 96VDC specification lists 20 kW as its maximum motor power, which on paper matches the 10, 12 and 20 kW models in ePropulsion's 96 V range. ePropulsion hasn't said how the 40 kW X40 and I-40 fit, and 48 V motors such as the Navy Evo series sit outside eCore altogether.

What the eCore 96VDC Does

The 96VDC is the main unit. It sits between the 96 V battery bank, the motor and everything else on board, and in one 700 x 456 x 336 mm case it does the jobs a conventional installation spreads across five or six separate boxes.

The 80 to 265 VAC input takes both 120 V and 240 V shore service. A standard 30 A, 120 V marina pedestal supplies up to 3.6 kW, which is below the 5 kW rating of the AC to DC stage. Expansion ports on the unit accept extra MPPT, AC load and DC load modules if the boat outgrows the base configuration.

What the eCore AC Module Adds

eCore AC is optional and connects to the 96VDC; it can't run on its own. It takes shore power and generator input with automatic transfer switching, supplies the boat's AC house loads and sends system data out over NMEA 2000. ePropulsion rates it at 20 kW for shore and generator input and 20 kW of house load, as two 10 kW circuits or one 20 kW circuit, in a 450 x 377 x 430 mm case.

ePropulsion's intended order is DC first: a builder fits the 96VDC for the essential loads and adds eCore AC when the boat needs heavier AC equipment for cooking and keeping the cabin comfortable at anchor.

How eCore Fits an ePropulsion eSSA System

eSSA is ePropulsion's Smart System Architecture, the control layer behind its 96 V motors: the X Series outboards, the I-Series inboards and the Pod Drive eSSA. An ECU at the centre links the motor, the G-Series batteries such as the G102-230, the throttle, the display and the ePropulsion app. eCore carries that network past propulsion to the rest of the boat's power, so solar, shore power, a generator, the propulsion bank and the house loads answer to one controller and show on one screen.

The same design sets its main limit. eCore communicates inside eSSA, and ePropulsion hasn't published any link to Victron's GX and VE.Bus equipment, the platform our current marine battery systems are built on. For chart plotters, ePropulsion lists Raymarine, Garmin and Simrad/B&G displays.

eCore or a Separate Victron System

The marine power systems we design and install today are built from separate Victron components: charger, inverter, MPPT controller and battery monitor, usually around a 12, 24 or 48 V house bank that stays independent of the motor. That approach works with any motor and any Victron-compatible battery, and every part is on the shelf now. eCore makes sense when the boat is already built around a 96 V ePropulsion drive and the owner wants propulsion and house power managed as one system. Our marine battery systems page puts the two approaches side by side.

Which System for Which Boat

• Victron system. A 12, 24 or 48 V house bank, any make of motor, parts in stock, installed at our Scarborough shop.
• ePropulsion eCore. A 96 V ePropulsion eSSA drive up to 20 kW on a 10.7 to 15.2 m (35 to 50 ft) sailboat or catamaran; concept, priced on request.

Which Boats eCore Is Built For

ePropulsion names catamarans and cruising sailboats of 10.7 to 15.2 m (35 to 50 ft), running fully electric or hybrid with a generator. On Lake Ontario or Georgian Bay that's the boat that spends nights at anchor and wants to cook and keep the cabin comfortable on battery power, with the generator as a backup.

Smaller boats sit below that range. Our team installed an ePropulsion I-10 in a Catalina 30, a 9.1 m (30 ft) sailboat on the same 96 V eSSA platform, and a boat that size is better served today by a separate charger and MPPT controller sized to its bank.

How to Get eCore Pricing

ePropulsion hasn't published pricing. Send us the boat's length and type, the motor it runs now and what you want to power on board, and we'll come back with what's confirmed about eCore for that boat, plus a Victron-based system you could install this season. M-Oceans is the largest ePropulsion dealer in Ontario, with ABYC-certified installation and factory-certified technicians at our Scarborough shop.