Vision Marine makes history with world’s first 100mph electric boat
Speed On The Water magazine is reporting that a Vision Marine Technologies team has smashed the world speed record for
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Motors + Engines
New Elco electric inboard models 1/2 the weight, 2/3 the length
Elco has new versions of its EP-6, EP-12 and EP-20 electric inboard motors that are half the weight and one-third
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Electric Outboards: More than 5kW
Plugboats Guides Motors News Motors For Sale Welcome to what we believe is the most complete guide to electric outboard
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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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ePropulsion UK acquired by parent company, takes on new role
ePropulsion has announced that it has acquired shares in ePropulsion UK, to become the majority shareholder of the distributor. Steve
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Evoy electric boat motors charge up with €7.3M funding round
Smiles all around as Evoy electric boat motors of Norway is the latest e-marine company to announce a successful funding
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Torqeedo integrating hydrogen fuel cell with Deep Blue system
Torqeedo today announced a collaboration with Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH to integrate hydrogen fuel cell charging into Torqeedo’s existing
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Magonis electric boats stretching out to internationally
Magonis electric boats, who debuted their flagship Wave e-550 model at last year’s Venice e-Regatta, is now expanding their sales
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New hydrofoiling hydrogen chase boat for America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand, who introduced foiling to America’s Cup competition in 2012, is innovating again with an electric hydrofoiling
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New electric outboards investment: $15.5M for Flux Marine
The world of electric boats is attracting more and more serious money with this electric outboards investment in Flux Marine
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DeepSpeed’s new high power liquid cooled electric boat battery
With an energy storage capacity of 83 kiloWatt hours, the 400V electric boat battery was developed by eDriveLab, a University
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Dutch firm launching new 15kW RIM drive electric outboard
The appropriately named Dutch company Rim Drive Technology is the only company that offers a rim drive electric outboard motor,
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New Mercury electric outboard makes big debut in Miami
The much anticipated Mercury electric outboard created a big buzz with its unveiling at the Miami International Boat Show last
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Electrons #5: more arcs, sparks and electric boat news
Plugboats ELECTRONS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we have written about before
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Electric speedboat battery company acquired by John Deere
One of the world’s largest equipment manufacturers has purchased a majority stake in Kreisel Electric, the company building the electric
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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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Vision Marine developing custom electric outboard batteries
Vision Marine is partnering with Octillion Power Systems to develop customized high voltage 35 kWh electric outboard batteries as the
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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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Guide to Salon Nautic Paris Electric Boats Exhibitors 2021
With the 60th edition of the Paris Boat Show off and running, Plugboats has put together this guide to Salon
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