Fischer Panda to power Mayflower electric autonomous shipy
New double motor gives electric autonomous ship redundancy and flexibility for 5,000 km transatlantic trip marking original Mayflower’s 400th anniversary.
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New fully electric tenders from world’s oldest yacht builder
Vita superPower is providing the powertrains for the Venetian line of electric tenders from Hodgdon Yachts in Maine. Hodgdon Yachts
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Torqeedo new products announced for 2021
Powerful new saildrives, TorqLink interface, Travel 603 motor lead Torqeedo new products launch as company comes off record 2020 sales
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Silent Yachts: 500 lithium battery packs, 2.5 megawatts on order
With 10 solar electric catamarans under construction, these lithium battery packs have energy storage equal to about 25 Tesla Model
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New Lithium Sulfur electric boat by Yachts de Luxe, Jean Jacque Coste
The lithium sulfur electric boat powered by OXIS Energy cells comes on the heels of successful electric airplane flight. High
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Tesla 2nd life batteries power Swedish electric sightseeing boat
An 85kW electric motor with Tesla 2nd life batteries for sightseeing boat Sylvia to take visitors along the route travelled
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New Zealand’s 1st all electric commercial boats
Shipyard’s electric commercial boats include a 6 metre lobster workboat and a 10.2 meter power catamaran that is also available
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Revolutionary high torque electric motor gets $74M support
High torque electric motor manufacturer Linear Labs has added $6M in new investment to a recent $68.9 million partnership and
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1st UK electric ferry makes a splash in Plymouth
The first UK electric ferry set off October 13 to start a series of trials in preparation to carry paying
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Vita electric boat chargers will be recycled aluminum
Future installations of the electric boat chargers introduced last summer in the Vita superPower network will feature a striking new
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New 48′ solar electric catamaran from Soel Yachts
The new Soel Senses 48 solar electric catamaran sleeps 8 and is the largest in the fleet from the award
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New Niagara Falls electric ferries have set sail!
Two Niagara Falls electric ferries launch a new era Tuesday, October 6, when they start taking passengers right up to
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Classic look hydrofoiling electric boat debuts in Moscow
A team in Russia has developed this sleek hydrofoiling electric boat with a retro-tech classic runabout look, both inside and
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New French electric rim motor now taking pre-orders
The electric rim motor that Rémi Champeaux of Hy-Generation in Breton, France, has been developing since 2016 is now ready
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ePropulsion electric outboard, EFOY methanol fuel cell hook up
Electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion and methanol fuel cell company EFOY announced at Germany’s Interboot boat show that they are
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Historic Zebu world’s 1st tall ship with electric motor
The world’s 1st tall ship with electric motor is ‘Zebu ‘, a wooden brigantine of Baltic Trader design that was
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Electric boat motor crowdfunding hits €650k in first 4 days
Update Oct. 8: Oceanvolt crowdfunding closed with investments of € 2 250 360 Congratulations – the future of electric boating
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Electrons #1 – sparks and arcs from here and there
Welcome to ELECTRONS #1, the first Plugboats collection of bits of electric boat news items that are interesting and exciting,
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World’s 1st all electric tugboat now at work in Istanbul
A harbour port near Istanbul is home to the world’s 1st fully operational all electric tugboat, which is expected to
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World’s most powerful electric outboard sets challenge
The maker of the world’s most powerful electric outboard – Evoy – is partnering with the world’s 1st all electric
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