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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Motors + Engines
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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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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New battery-hydrogen tugboat for Japanese ports
An electric tugboat with towing power of 50 tons driven by a combination battery – hydrogen fuel cell system has
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New modular electric boat batteries at Fort Lauderdale Show
Modular electric boat batteries that can be configured in different shapes and power ratings were shown off by XING Mobility
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Modular electric boat motor up for DAME award
A new modular electric boat motor that can be assembled in different configurations has been nominated for a DAME Design
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NZ jet boat attraction replacing V8 with electric
The world famous Shotover Jet canyon river ride has received a grant from the New Zealand government to convert a
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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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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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Zero Emission Energy Observer lands in London
The zero emission ship Energy Observer is completing the second leg of its round the world journey as it sails into London for an eight day stay
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An Italian hydrojet to revolutionize electric boats?
DeepSpeed, an electric hydrojet engine used as an outboard rather than an inboard is causing a stir at the Genoa
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SeaDoo showcases concept electric jetski
It looks like the odds of an electric jetski showing up on your lake soon are going up considerably with
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SeaBubbles gets green light to test on the Seine
The hydrofoil ‘flying water taxi’ SeaBubbles test with passengers has been approved by the authorities of Paris and will begin
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Volvo Penta unveils all-electric saildrive at Cannes
Visitors to the Cannes Yachting Festival this week will see the much anticipated unveiling of the new Volvo Penta electric
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Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship
AIDA Cruises, the German division of the world’s largest cruise line, will be installing a lithium-ion battery system from Canada’s
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Zero-emission ship world’s 1st in Arctic circle
The Energy Observer research ship, powered by nothing but the wind, the sun and hydrogen extracted from the seawater it
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World’s largest electric ferry completes maiden voyage
E-Ferry Ellen, with an electric propulsion system powered by a 4.3 MWh battery – the largest ever in a boat
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New Zealand orders World’s 1st electric tugboat
The growth of electric marine propulsion continues day by day with the latest example being the world’s first full-size electric
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New Guide to electric trolling motors
Plugboats has just published the third of its Guides to Electric Motors, this one the Plugboats Guide to Electric Trolling
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PM of Norway christens Evoy1 electric boat
When Norway Prime Minster Erna Solsberg christened the electric boat Evoy1 on August 2 it demonstrated just how far the
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