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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Ferries
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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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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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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Electrons #4: arcs, sparks and electric boat news
Plugboats ELECTRONS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and boating items that we have written about before and
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This new high speed ferry is an electric hydrofoil catamaran
Green City Ferries of Stockholm unveils zero emission ferry – high-speed electric hydrofoil catamaran powered by batteries and/or hydrogen fuel
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Gustave Trouvé Electric Boat Awards Winners 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the second Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating – The Gussies.
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Candela to launch world’s fastest electric ferry in 2022
The Region of Stockholm is partnering with Candela Speedboats to launch the world’s fastest electric ferry as the Swedish capital
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New solar leisure boats from Gussies Awards winner
NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats has introduced two new lines of solar leisure boats that bring the technology of Aditya – the Gustave Trouvé Award winning commuter ferry – to the world of personal craft.
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Thailand Torqeedo ferries, electric drug sub, e-boat awards…
Welcome to ELECTRONS #2 – Arcs & Sparks from Here and There – with an update on the launch of
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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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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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Bangkok becoming electric ferry capital of the world
With more than 200 e-ferries planned, Thailand’s ‘Venice of the East’ could be on its way to becoming the electric
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All-electric passenger ferry for holiday town
Both local commuters and visitors to Capbreton in France love the all-electric passenger ferry the popular holiday town put into
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Greece’s first electric ferry announced
Greece’s first electric ferry has been commissioned to service the 10km run across the Gulf of Corinth between the port
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China’s electric ferry is first in the country
The Junlyu, China’s first electric ferry, was launched in mid-November and is now carrying passengers and running sightseeing trips on
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World’s busiest ferry systems going electric hybrid
Good news from the west coast of North America where the world’s second and fourth busiest ferry services – in
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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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