Depending on how you would define the predecessor to what we currently know as the paddle boat, the history of electric paddle boats can begin in the late 19th or the late 20th century. If you consider that any recreational small craft was a predecessor to the eventual creation of the paddle boat, the history of electric paddle boats can go all the way back to the last two decades of the 19th century.  It...

At the current moment in time, electric paddle boats are amongst the most functional electric vehicles while at the same time being amongst the least cost effective. As far as functionality is concerned, you can get an electric paddle boat today that is way better than any combustion-based boat of the same kind.  This is because people that want engines on their paddle boats are people that want something...