New French electric rim motor now taking pre-orders
The electric rim motor that Rémi Champeaux of Hy-Generation in Breton, France, has been developing since 2016 is now ready
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ePropulsion electric outboard, EFOY methanol fuel cell hook up
Electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion and methanol fuel cell company EFOY announced at Germany’s Interboot boat show that they are
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Historic Zebu world’s 1st tall ship with electric motor
The world’s 1st tall ship with electric motor is ‘Zebu ‘, a wooden brigantine of Baltic Trader design that was
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Electric boat motor crowdfunding hits €650k in first 4 days
Update Oct. 4: Oceanvolt crowdfunding has now hit €1M. Round closes October 8 Original Story: September 14, 2020 Oceanvolt’s electric
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Electrons #1 – sparks and arcs from here and there
Welcome to ELECTRONS #1, the first Plugboats collection of bits of electric boat news items that are interesting and exciting,
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World’s most powerful electric outboard sets challenge
The maker of the world’s most powerful electric outboard – Evoy – is partnering with the world’s 1st all electric
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Stealth’s new complete electric outboard package costs less than $10,000
A complete electric outboard system including 18kW motor, controller, batteries, charger, cables, remote control and state-of-charge meter is being offered
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High power electric boat motors launched by F1 pioneer
Electric boat motors arising from work on the high speed flywheels of Formula 1 car racing are being launched by
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Yamaha starts trials on twin electric boat motor unit
The twin electric boat motor unit is integrated with a steering control system – HARMO – and trials begin August
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Pure Watercraft adds 3 new electric boat packages
Three new electric boat packages from innovative Seattle electric outboard manufacturer Pure Watercraft expand the company’s range to five motor
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ePropulsion brings new Spirit, 48V batteries to US
ePropulsion has launched its next model Spirit 1.0 electric boat motor – the Spirit 1.0 Plus – in the US
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Jet boat pioneer unveils electric-hybrid waterjet
A new electric-hybrid waterjet propulsion system is being released by New Zealand’s HamiltonJet – who invented the jet boat as
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Torqeedo founder devoting time to new role
It is fair to say that the electric boat industry would not be where it is today without the efforts
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New 48 volt electric boat motor now in production
A new 48 volt electric boat motor with peak power of 80kW (96 hp) and nominal power of 50kW (65hp)
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Video: 1st sea trial of DeepSpeed electric hydrojet
The DeepSpeed electric hydrojet motor first burst on the scene at last year’s Genoa Boat Show after years of development
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New Yanmar Toyota fuel cell system for boats
This is big news. The Yanmar Toyota fuel cell collaboration brings together two world leaders in boat engines and hydrogen
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Update: 4 days left in Greenstar Marine crowdfunding, 230% over goal!
September 2: 265 people have reserved shares in the Greenstar Marine program at FundedByMe – and there are still 4
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Torqeedo delivers 100,000th electric boat motor
Torqeedo, the global leader in electric boat motors, has delivered its 100,000th electric boat motor, a Torqeedo Cruise 10.0 Tiller
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3 Norway companies team up for 150hp electric outboard
A 150hp electric outboard – which will be the world’s most powerful – is being launched thanks to the efforts
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New 48 Volt electric boat motor uses ‘Virtual Gearbox’
This new 48 volt electric boat motor from Volabo uses ISCAD – which stands for Intelligent Stator CAge Drive –
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