Oru motorizes origami kayaks with portable electric outboard
Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market's most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, portable electric drive system. Teaming up with the folks at Bixpy, it's developed an e-drive solution that travels and mounts easily and provides quiet, range-extending performance with less paddling effort. Launched in 2012, Oru Kayak has blown up its original concept of an origami-inspired folding kayak from a single vessel…