The ePropulsion Zanzibar Project: how electric outboards are changing the lives of local populations
For the seaweed farming communities of Zanzibar, a project led by ePropulsion electric boat motors is set to free them
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WaVeS #7: Electric boat news and updates
Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we
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RS Electric Boats adds dealer, demo sites in 4 European countries
RS Electric Boats, which launched its multipurpose Pulse 63 RIB three years ago, has announced that it has a new
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WaVeS #6: Electric boat news and updates
Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we
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Candela electric hydrofoil shuttle to launch this summer behind $20M investment
Electric hydrofoiling pioneer Candela has raised $20M – on top of the $24M raised last year – to bring their
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SES-X air-cushioned hull taking off with electric ferries, high speed leisure boats
Using technology developed over the past two decades, the SES-X air-cushioned hull pumps air between the boat and water surface
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Berlin tour boat retrofitted with quiet new Torqeedo Deep Blue system
Oranje Nassau, a Berlin sightseeing boat and watertaxi, has ditched the diesel and now has an electric Torqeedo Deep Blue
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Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo June 21-23: selected highlights, exhibitors
The Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo – Europe takes place June 21 – 24 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. With exhibitors and
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Aqua superPower switches on UK’s 1st high power DC electric boat charging network
The first e-boat charging network in the United Kingdom has been switched on – a series of high power DC
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WaVeS #5: more arcs, sparks and electric boat news
Plugboats WaVeS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we have written about before
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New Uber Boat hybrid ferries in 2022 for London commuters, tourists
New high speed Uber Boat hybrid ferries being built by Wight Shipyard will bring a new era to Thames River
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Retractable electric motor simplifies hybrid boat conversion
The BlueNav Bluespin system is a fast and simple solution for hybrid boat conversion. A retractable electric motor, easily adapted
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Volvo Penta and Danfoss teaming up to drive electric marine future
Two heavyweights in marine mobility – Volvo Penta and Danfoss Editron – are joining forces in a formal partnership to
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Electric hydrojet retrofit for Italian scenic ferry
The Volaviamare Group, which operates tourist ferries in the Gulf of Naples, is having a Deepspeed electric hydrojet retrofit to
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Accelerator program to help electric boat startups
Dozens of exciting electric boat startups have been covered by Plugboats over the past couple of years, and there are
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Guide to METSTRADE 2021 electric boats exhibitors
With the world’s largest trade exhibition for marine equipment opening this week, Plugboats has put together this METSTRADE 2021 electric
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Damen delivers world’s first electric fire-fighting boats
As far as we can determine, these two plug-in hybrids are the world’s first electric fire-fighting boats, delivered by Dutch
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WaVeS #4: arcs, sparks and electric boat news
Plugboats WaVeS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and boating items that we have written about before and
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Swappable shipping container batteries help Heineken go green
Zero Emission Services has a clever idea for electric propulsion: shipping container batteries. Filling a standard container with batteries means
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Electric boat speed record set at Lake of The Ozarks Shootout
A Vision Marine Technologies Bruce 22 equipped with the company’s E-Motion 180e engine set the new electric boat speed record
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