New high performance electric runabout goes 30 knots
A sleek new carbon fibre high performance electric runabout, the Z2R from Zinboats, is grabbing a lot of attention at
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X Shore launches 2nd electric boat model at BOOT
Riding on the overwhelming reception to its first electric boat, X Shore is launching its 2nd electric boat model, the
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See the world’s fastest production e-boat at Duesseldorf
The world’s fastest production e-boat, the SAY 29E runabout by SAY Carbon and powered by a 360 kiloWatt electric motor,
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Domani’s new electric boats get 100 NM on single charge
More new electric boats are making dramatic debuts at Boot Duesseldorf 2020, like Domani’s E32 chaseboats which can go for
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Electrified Mercruiser Alpha 1 hits 78 km/h
German company AQAForce strapped their F120 Lehmann motor onto a stern drive to create an electrified Mercruiser Alpha 1 that
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Three electric boat nominations in Best of Boat Awards
Three electric boat nominations in the Best of Boats Awards are an indication that e-boats are starting to get broader
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Electric boat world firsts (Edition 2)
Here are another half dozen electric boat world firsts to go along with the article we did back in May
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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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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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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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New electric/hybrid waterjet propulsion system
One of the world’s leaders and pioneers in waterjet propulsion – Australia’s Doen WaterJets – has developed an electric/hybrid ready
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New electric 32 coming from Domani Yachts
This just came in from the Domani Yachts website “At BOOT Düsseldorf 2018, Jaap De Jonge and Michael Goddaert met
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New directories: electric boats/motors/accessories
As part of our goal to be the most complete source of information about electric boats and boating, Plugboats has
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#TBT: Accumot – granddaddy of electric outboard
Kevin Desmond’s definitive book ‘Electric Boats and Ships: A History” (buy on Amazon) lives up to its name, covering 180
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Ernesto Riva’s classic Vaporina goes electric!
In a perfect marriage of classic design and cutting edge technology, Ernesto Riva unveiled the Vaporina Elettra – coupling one
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VITA e-boat raises $1.2 million for AIDS research
The sale of a Vita X, the new electric powerboat from Vita Yachts, was the second highest selling item of
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Swedish electric hydrofoil boat starting to fly!
With their third production boat completed and recent selection as one of Sweden’s hottest tech startups, Candela Speedboat is making
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World’s 1st network of e-boat superchargers launches in Monaco
The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM), widely recognized as the world leader in promoting clean marine propulsion, is now home
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Torqeedo Electric Days show off 1-100kW power
Fourteen electric and hybrid boats from eleven manufacturers were shown off to international guests by Torqeedo co-founder and CEO Christopher
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Sweden to hold all-electric boat show
Swedish boat website Hamden.se reports that there will be an all electric boat show in Stockholm May 11 and 12.
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