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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Track Greta Thunberg’s zero emission boat trip
UPDATE: August 28, 2019 Greta Thunberg arrives in New York. Video from The Guardian YouTube channel ORIGINAL ARTICLE Greta Thunberg,
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Chameleon e-boat has multiple configurations
Gloss Design, an Italian firm that specializes in luxury yachts and other transportation devices like motorbikes and electric trucks, has
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New electric/hybrid waterjet propulsion system
One of the world’s leaders and pioneers in waterjet propulsion – Australia’s Doen WaterJets – has developed an electric/hybrid ready
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Fresh off Spider-Man, Frauscher Yachts’ new electric Mirage
Seeing that the Frauscher Shipyards’ Mirage Air 747 is piloted by the hero in the new blockbuster Spider-Man: Far From
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Electric news from the Venice Boat Show
Kevin Desmond of Electrify Venice and VeniceAgenda 2028 (more about VA2028 at the bottom of this article) has given an
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New electric 32 coming from Domani Yachts
This just came in from the Domani Yachts website “At BOOT Düsseldorf 2018, Jaap De Jonge and Michael Goddaert met
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New directories: electric boats/motors/accessories
As part of our goal to be the most complete source of information about electric boats and boating, Plugboats has
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Ernesto Riva’s classic Vaporina goes electric!
In a perfect marriage of classic design and cutting edge technology, Ernesto Riva unveiled the Vaporina Elettra – coupling one
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VITA e-boat raises $1.2 million for AIDS research
The sale of a Vita X, the new electric powerboat from Vita Yachts, was the second highest selling item of
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Equity crowdfunding push for Oceanvolt e-motors
UPDATE: July 2019: The investment round is closed with Oceanvolt achieving investments of over €2 million and reaching over 3
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Solar docks have ‘batteries included’
‘Luxury is the mother of invention’ may not be a common phrase, but it was the impetus for Anthony Baro
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World’s 1st network of e-boat superchargers launches in Monaco
The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM), widely recognized as the world leader in promoting clean marine propulsion, is now home
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Solar yacht co-winner in OCEAN Awards 2019!
The beautiful and innovative Silent 64 by Silent Yachts was introduced to the world in January, 2018, after 15 years
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Torqeedo Electric Days show off 1-100kW power
Fourteen electric and hybrid boats from eleven manufacturers were shown off to international guests by Torqeedo co-founder and CEO Christopher
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125-year-old electric boat company still making history
For this Plugboats Throwback Thursday about a venerable electric boat company, bear with us for a quick quote from Wikipedia:
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Electric darling of Monte-Carlo ready for her closeup
The first boat to win the recently established Clearwater Rating Gold Standard for minimal marine environmental footprint is set for
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TBThursday: The World’s 1st electric yacht tender
While doing research for his authoritative book Electric Boats and Ships: A History, (buy it here from Amazon) author Kevin
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More award nominations for solar Silent-Yachts
Coming on the heels of its nomination in the OCEAN Awards which we wrote about a couple of weeks ago,
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Solar yacht is finalist in OCEAN Awards
The OCEAN Awards is a joint program from super/megayacht magazine BOAT International and the Blue Marine Foundation, a UK conservation
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