Highfield Boats, manufacturer of aluminum RIBs, is to be the inaugural rigging partner for Flux Marine, developer of electric outboard motors and battery systems.
Highfield Boats has been a hull partner of Flux Marine since 2022 and the brands have since collaborated to launch the Highfield Sport 660 Electric.
The new rigging partnership is designed to enable Highfield to accelerate North American delivery timelines by installing and rigging the 115hp Flux Marine outboard at its facility in Cadillac, Michigan.
“This is an exciting milestone for Flux Marine as we expand access to more markets and dealers,” said Ben Sorkin, CEO of Flux Marine.
We’re raising the bar for marine propulsion.
Ben Sorkin
“It shows how leading brands like Highfield are not only embracing but accelerating the shift to marine electrification.”
He added: “Together with our hull partners, we’re raising the bar for marine propulsion with performance-driven technology that delivers the true thrill of electric boating.”
Christophe Lavigne, president of Highfield Boats USA, added: “It was an amazing journey from the very first meeting with Flux Marine to today when we are in production with a really good product.
Accelerated delivery timelines
“As two companies that were willing to work together to integrate a new kind of technology, we are excited to be able to accelerate delivery timelines for our customers by rigging the electric outboards on our Highfield Sport 660 Electric right here in Michigan.”
Flux Marine is currently fulfilling orders for its standalone electric outboard model, as well as its factory-integrated boat packages.
Flux Marine is headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, and supplies electric outboard motors and integrated battery systems.
