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epropulsion adds hydrogeneration to these 8 models shown

ePropulsion adds hydrogeneration, 48V batteries to all models

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jeff Butler 107 Views 0 Comments ePropulsion, hydrogeneration

Electric outboard manufacturer ePropulsion announced its new model year 2021 product line-up today and the big news is that all

Wakeboarding towboat that will be made in new electric boat building facility

Recreation Sport Boats

Ingenity adds new 300K sq ft electric boat building capacity

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jeff Butler 26 Views 0 Comments Correct Craft, Florida, Ingenity, Nautique, USA, wakeboarding

Less than a year after introducing the Nautique GS22E wakeboarding tow boat, Ingenity is expanding its electric boat building capacity

Vetus electric motors will go in this narrowboat 'Nick' shown docked on a canal bank

Recreation Canalboats

New line of VETUS electric motors debuts in Old Nick canalboat

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Jeff Butler 271 Views 0 Comments Canals, UK, Vetus

Twenty years after the first VETUS electric motors came on the scene, the Dutch company has introduced their E-LINE and

Pure Watercraft electric outboards photo with ELUX marine pontoon boat photo

Cruising Boats Motors + Engines Outboards Recreation

Pure Watercraft electric outboards acquires ELUX Marine

January 5, 2021 Jeff Butler 326 Views 0 Comments

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based innovator of electric outboards and e-boat technology, has acquired ELUX Marine, the Minnesota-based electric boat manufacturer.

electric boat milestones collage showing 6 different boats

Commercial Gussies Awards Recreation

2020 electric boat milestones from around the world

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Jeff Butler 372 Views 0 Comments Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Turkey, UK

While we all know about the challenges of 2020, electric boat milestones provided lots of good news last year around

all electric charter fleet is made up of 6 of these Greenline yachts

Charging Recreation Rentals-Charters Yachts

6 Greenline Yachts for world’s 1st all electric charter fleet

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Jeff Butler 459 Views 0 Comments Charging, Greenline, Norway, Slovenia

The 6 Greenline Yachts in the electric charter fleet are offered by Canal Boats Telemark for cruising emission-free along one

Thailand Torqeedo ferries shown in the middle of a montage of photographs of boats from this story

Commercial Ferries

Thailand Torqeedo ferries, electric drug sub, e-boat awards…

December 8, 2020 Jeff Butler 427 Views 0 Comments Canada, Corvus, Danfoss, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand, Torqeedo, USA

Welcome to ELECTRONS #2 – Arcs & Sparks from Here and There – with an update on the launch of

Technician building demo electric hydrojet motor

Motors + Engines Uncategorized Waterjets

New crowdfunding for DeepSpeed electric hydrojet motor

December 2, 2020January 5, 2021 Jeff Butler 811 Views 0 Comments Crowdfunding, DeepSpeed, investment, Italy

Update on electric hydrojet motor crowdfunding. The fund has closed with 435 participants investing €2.918.700 – almost 10 time (971%)

Artist conception of Volkswagen Silent-Yachts catamaran

Recreation

New Volkswagen Silent-Yachts solar electric catamaran in the works

November 30, 2020 Jeff Butler 1650 Views 0 Comments Austria, Silent Yachts, Volkswagen, VW

This could be exciting. Leaders from EVs and e-boats teaming up in a Volkswagen Silent-Yachts collaboration that also involves Cupra,

Electric boat company prospectus cover showing boat in Miami harbour

Motors + Engines Recreation

Electric boat company IPO raises over $27 million

November 27, 2020November 30, 2020 Jeff Butler 1393 Views 0 Comments Canada

Vision Marine Technologies, formerly the Canadian Electric Boat Company, today announced the closing of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 2,760,000 common shares at a price of US$10.00 per share, which includes 360,000 shares sold upon full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional common shares.

electric autonomous ship Mayflower see n from above in the dock

Motors + Engines Research

Fischer Panda to power Mayflower electric autonomous ship

November 23, 2020November 28, 2020 Jeff Butler 1138 Views 1 Comment Fischer Panda, UK, USA

New double motor gives electric autonomous ship redundancy and flexibility for 5,000 km transatlantic trip marking original Mayflower’s 400th anniversary.