A petition to get all boats in Venice electrified by 2028
Kevin Desmond has been writing about electric boats since 1979, when the ‘industry’ was literally embryonic and his 2017 book “Electric
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Boating’s exciting future on show at Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022
The 9th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) is on this week, the biggest event yet, with 38
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e-Regatta 2022 results and report from Venice Boat Show
The results are in from e-Regatta 2022 which by all accounts was a great success, with swelling interest from competitors,
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Venice Boat Show: 36 electric boats, e-Regatta, new e-boat races and more.
This year’s Venice Boat Show marks another important step in e-boating, with 36 electric and hybrid boats from 22 exhibitors
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Venice e-Regatta 2022: Call for Entries
After the success of last year’s event, the 2nd edition of the Venice e-Regatta will be held June 1-3, 2022,
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Venice Boat Show, e-Regatta mark arrival of electric boats
With 23 boats participating in the world’s 1st e-regatta and those numbers bolstered by electric motor manufacturers at the Venice
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World’s 1st e-Regatta ready to take off June 2 in Venice
After a year and a half of preparation (complicated by COVID), the world’s 1st e-Regatta starts tomorrow (June 2) at
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Venice Boat Show, electric boat regatta set for May 29
The Salone Nautico Venezia and the accompanying ę-Regatta electric boat regatta, both postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Venice e-Regata announces programme, schedule
An exciting showcase of electric boats, the The first Venice e-Regata, is set to take place June 3rd to June
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Plugboats Podcast #1: Kevin Desmond
https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Plugboats-Podcast-Episode-1.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast also » available on iTunes In our first Plugboats Podcast we
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Plugboats Newsletter: September 23 – Oct 10
September 23 – October 10 This is a sample of the newsletter that Plugboats subscribers receive on a regular basis
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Call for entries: new e-Regatta in Venice 2020
A new electric boat e-Regata in Venice has been announced to take place during the city’s 2nd International Boat Show
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Electric boats exempt from Venice restrictions
Electric boats in Venice are exempt from a a new law introduced to help restrict boat traffic and air pollution
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Electric news from the Venice Boat Show
Kevin Desmond of Electrify Venice and VeniceAgenda 2028 (more about VA2028 at the bottom of this article) has given an
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TBThursday: Electric boats and Venice 1893-2019
A few weeks ago our Throwback Thursday looked at the Electric Launch Company (which is still flourishing as the Elco
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Guide to Electric Boat Exhibitors: Salone Nautico Venezia 2023
As with every boat show, the number of electric boat exhibitors at the Venice Boat Show (Salone Nautica Venezia) continues
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Rafael Nadal new team owner in electric boat racing championship
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal will become the latest team owner in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric
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Electric boat fast chargers on fast track for expansion: Canada, Italy, Spain
It has been quite a year already for Aqua superPower’s network of electric boat fast chargers: expansion to Canada, Italy
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New Candela hydrofoiling water taxi goes 2 hours at 20 knots
Combining long range and high speed, the new Candela P-12 electric hydrofoiling water taxi takes the revolutionary technology of the
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Yamaha starts trials on twin electric boat motor unit
The twin electric boat motor unit is integrated with a steering control system – HARMO – and trials begin August
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