At the beginning, the company tried retrofitting the previous design in order to bring the motors up to the new standards. Initial production of the first design started prior to another round of EPA regulations.
Extensive and thorough durability testing took place to assess the rigor and longevity of the design but the first design did not pass testing standards. OMC partnered with FICHT of Germany to introduce direct injection. They used carburetors until the late 1990s when EPA clean air regulations mandated new technologies.
It was working as a subsidiary of Canadian Multinational Bombardier Recreational Products but was discontinued in May of 2020.Įvinrude produced two-stroke direct-injected engines ranging from 25 hp (19 kW) to a 3.4L V6 300 hp. Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) since 1935 but OMC filed for bankruptcy in 2000. Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States & Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Įvinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats.
