Will Smith, Tom Brady, LeBron James teams now 1-2-3 in E1 electric speedboat racing
With a win by Angola Westbrook Racing (owned by actor Will Smith) in Dubrovnik this past weekend, his team now
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Will Smith’s E1 electric speedboat team flies to top of championship rankings
In the second race of the third season of the E1 electric speedboat series, first place was taken by the
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ENVGO NV1- from drone to high performance electric hydrofoiling leisure boat
Tucked away among the superyachts of the 2026 Palm Beach Boat Show was the ENVGO NV1, a 26 foot electric
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Vision Marine launches new SPECTR electric tritoon with passive hydrofoil
Seeing electric pontoon-style boats as a big growth opportunity, Vision Marine Technologies has launched a new electric tritoon – the
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Team Tom Brady triumphs for second E1 Series Championship
Team Brady, the E1 electric speedboat racing team owned by retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady, remain ‘Champions of the Water’
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Candela makes history as first all-electric boat crosses Mediterranean
For the first time in history, an all-electric boat crosses the Mediterranean as the Candela C-8 hydrofoils from Sotogrande, Spain, to Ceuta, North Africa
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E1 electric speedboat series fills 2025 schedule, adds media partners with over 1 billion viewers
The E1 Series of electric speedboat racing has added two new races and relocated another to fill out the schedule for 2025, also adding new media partners
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Podcast: Plugboats Newsletter March 16, 2025
In addition to the articles on Plugboats, we also send out a newsletter by email that is a collection of
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New hydrofoiling electric watertaxi ready for orders
Artemis Technologies, developers of zero operating emission (ZOE) commercial vessels like ferries, pilot boats and crew transfer vessels, is now
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World’s 1st electric hydrofoil ferry service takes flight in Stockholm
A 10 year dream has come true for pioneering boatbuilder Candela with the launch of the world’s 1st electric hydrofoil
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New electric boat record as hydrofoiling Candela C-8 crosses Baltic Sea
Hydrofoiling boat manufacturer Candela has set a new electric boat record, taking their C-8 model 150 nautical miles (172 mi
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Auckland’s 1st hydrofoiling electric passenger boat passes tests with ‘flying’ colours
Vessev, New Zealand’s hydrofoiling electric passenger boat manufacturer, has successfully completed the initial testing phase of its VS—9 platform, on
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Video: Candela C-8 electric boat trial on Miami’s Biscayne Bay
One of the big stories in electric boats for the past few years has been the Candela hydrofoiling speedboat and
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WaVeS #20 – electric boat and boating news
Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boats and boating news items that we have
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TYDE and BMW team up for 15m / 48 ft hydrofoiling yacht
TYDE, the electric boat company headed by Torqeedo founder Christoph Ballin, has announced its second boat – the TYDE OPEN
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De Antonio Yachts E23 chosen official electric boat of 2024 America’s Cup.
The 37th edition of the America’s Cup, which has already mandated hydrogen fuel cell chase boats, has now selected the
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Candela C-8 smashes electric boat range record: 420 nautical miles in 24 hours
The next time someone asks you about electric boat range, ask them if London to Amsterdam and back within 24
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Electric hydrofoiling SpiritBARTech35EF sets UK record
The challenging ‘Round the Island’ run – approximately 50 nautical miles (93km) around the UK’s Isle of Wight – has
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E1 electric powerboat championships set to take off January 2024 in Saudi Arabia
The E1 electric powerboat championships featuring the 58 mph hydrofoiling RaceBirds will hold their inaugural race in January 2024 in
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WaVeS #9 – electric boat news and updates June 8, 2023
Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we
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