Canadian Electric Boat and Torqeedo hit 30mph
A Canadian Electric Boat Company Volt 180 model powered by a Torqeedo Deep Blue 80 and 30kW BMWi3 battery hit
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Author: Jeff Butler
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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Hydrogen vessel’s wingsails now on cargo ship
The OceanWings system pioneered on the research vessel Energy Observer is going to be an essential part of a new
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Norway’s zero emission high speed ferry concepts
Five viable zero emission high speed ferries have been presented to the council of Trøndelag County in Norway in response
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Zero Emission Energy Observer lands in London
The zero emission ship Energy Observer is completing the second leg of its round the world journey as it sails into London for an eight day stay
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X-Shore crowdfunding campaign raises €1.5M
UPDATE: October 10, 2019 When the crowdfunding campaign for electric boat maker X Shore closed at midnight on October 9
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Bagoù – France’s radical new electric catamaran
With dual inverted bows to reduce drag and a wide space for dining, entertaining and swimming, this new electric catamaran
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Vita electric yacht raises €1.1M for FPA2 ocean fund
A one of a kind electric powerboat by Vita was auctioned for over a million Euros (1.2M US$) at the
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An Italian hydrojet to revolutionize electric boats?
DeepSpeed, an electric hydrojet engine used as an outboard rather than an inboard is causing a stir at the Genoa
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Taiga Orca: New electric jetski shipping in 2020
Taiga Motors, the Canadian company behind the world’s first electric snowmobiles, unveiled their new electric jetski ‘Orca’ on the Toronto
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SeaDoo showcases concept electric jetski
It looks like the odds of an electric jetski showing up on your lake soon are going up considerably with
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SeaBubbles gets green light to test on the Seine
The hydrofoil ‘flying water taxi’ SeaBubbles test with passengers has been approved by the authorities of Paris and will begin
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Solar Sport One solar boat championship results
The solar boat racing championship season is over, and international solar boat racing organization Solar Sport One has announced the
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Volvo Penta unveils all-electric saildrive at Cannes
Visitors to the Cannes Yachting Festival this week will see the much anticipated unveiling of the new Volvo Penta electric
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Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship
AIDA Cruises, the German division of the world’s largest cruise line, will be installing a lithium-ion battery system from Canada’s
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Can electric boats supply power in disaster zones?
Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have developed a system that could enable electric boats to supply power
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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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A beautiful ride in a Beau Lake boat
A few days ago I had the opportunity to go for a cruise in a Beau Lake electric boat –
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#TBT: Sweden’s original electric ferry: Still going!
In his comprehensive book Electric Boats and Ships: A History (buy on Amazon) author Kevin Desmond covers almost two centuries
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Zero-emission ship world’s 1st in Arctic circle
The Energy Observer research ship, powered by nothing but the wind, the sun and hydrogen extracted from the seawater it
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