methane fuel cell and electric outboard in a combined photograph

ePropulsion electric outboard, EFOY methanol fuel cell hook up

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Jeff Butler 2925 Views 0 Comments EFOY, ePropulsion, fuel cells, Germany, Hong Kong

Electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion and methanol fuel cell company EFOY announced at Germany’s Interboot boat show that they are

The flax-fibre composite hull of the Voltaire 33 is shown off in a dramatically lit photograph of the boat

Recreation

New sleek, sustainable 33′ electric power catamaran

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Jeff Butler 4100 Views 0 Comments Germany, USA, Voltaire

The new Voltaire 33 Sky electric power catamaran couples electric propulsion with a flax-fibre composite hull to bring sustainability to

Torqeedo founder Christopher Ballin in the cockpit of a boat with controls for electric motors

Motors + Engines

Torqeedo founder devoting time to new role

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Jeff Butler 2378 Views 0 Comments BMW, Deutz, Germany, Torqeedo

It is fair to say that the electric boat industry would not be where it is today without the efforts

48 volt electric boat motor as outboard, inboard, saildrive and Z-drive

Motors + Engines

New 48 volt electric boat motor now in production

June 17, 2020August 12, 2020 Jeff Butler 5888 Views 2 Comments Germany, my-electroboat, Volabo

A new 48 volt electric boat motor with peak power of 80kW (96 hp) and nominal power of 50kW (65hp)

48 Volt Electric boat motor sitting on a pedestal

Motors + Engines

New 48 Volt electric boat motor uses ‘Virtual Gearbox’

April 10, 2020April 12, 2020 Jeff Butler 6557 Views 2 Comments Germany, Inboard, outboard, Pod, Saildrive, Stern Drive, Volabo

This new 48 volt electric boat motor from Volabo uses ISCAD – which stands for Intelligent Stator CAge Drive –

photos of electric motors that can be dropped in to the engine area of a fossil fuel bot

Recreation

2 new swap-in electric motors for MerCruisers

January 23, 2020February 3, 2020 Jeff Butler 5882 Views 0 Comments AQAForce, Denmark, EPTechnologies, Germany, MerCruiser

These 2 new swap-in electric motors for MerCruisers are exhibiting at the Duesseldorf Boat Show this week and gaining attention

World's fastest electric boat speeds over the water leaving a wake

Recreation Sport Boats

See the world’s fastest production e-boat at Duesseldorf

January 18, 2020January 27, 2020 Jeff Butler 4524 Views 0 Comments Germany, Kreisel, SAY

The world’s fastest production e-boat, the SAY 29E runabout by SAY Carbon and powered by a 360 kiloWatt electric motor,

Two people going very fast in a boat with a Mercruiser electric boat motor

Motors + Engines Inboard-Outboard Inboards Recreation Sport Boats Yachts

Electrified Mercruiser Alpha 1 hits 78 km/h

November 11, 2019November 19, 2019 Jeff Butler 3877 Views 0 Comments AQAForce, Germany

German company AQAForce strapped their F120 Lehmann motor onto a stern drive to create an electrified Mercruiser Alpha 1 that

three electric boats - two speedboats and a solar powered catamaran

Competitions Outboards Solar Sport Boats Yachts

Three electric boat nominations in Best of Boat Awards

November 6, 2019 Jeff Butler 5280 Views 0 Comments Best of Boats, Germany, Greenline, Marian, Silent Yachts

Three electric boat nominations in the Best of Boats Awards are an indication that e-boats are starting to get broader

The 6600 passenger cruise ship that will have batteries installed travels through the ocean

Commercial Batteries Cruise Ships

Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship

September 9, 2019 Jeff Butler 2896 Views 0 Comments Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, USA

AIDA Cruises, the German division of the world’s largest cruise line, will be installing a lithium-ion battery system from Canada’s

world's 1st hydrogen boats held about 20 people seated in 4 rows of a long low vessel

Commercial Hydrogen Motors + Engines Research Sailboats Throwback Thursdays

Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats

May 30, 2019February 13, 2020 Jeff Butler 2198 Views 0 Comments Ballard, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, UK, USA

The world’s 1st hydrogen boats go back to 2000 and are the first links in a chain of technology developments

Commercial Ferries Inboards Motors + Engines Tenders Work Boats

Historic boats going 21st century electric

May 11, 2019August 15, 2019 Jeff Butler 1012 Views 0 Comments Germany, Torqeedo

For the past 200 years Börtebootes and their pilots have been transporting passengers from oceangoing ferries to the shores of

Motors + Engines Cruising Boats Inboard-Outboard Outboards Personal Craft Recreation Shows/Exhibitions Sport Boats Tenders Yachts

Torqeedo Electric Days show off 1-100kW power

May 8, 2019August 15, 2019 Jeff Butler 3315 Views 0 Comments Designboots, Frauscher, Germany, Glas, Litore, NaviWatt, Rand, Torqeedo

Fourteen electric and hybrid boats from eleven manufacturers were shown off to international guests by Torqeedo co-founder and CEO Christopher

A large catamaran boat with two huge pillars on each deck that are sailwings

Hybrid Hydrogen Motors + Engines Research Solar

Energy Observer’s new wingsails a success

April 28, 2019August 15, 2019 Jeff Butler 4389 Views 1 Comment Energy Observer, Germany

Energy Observer, the hydrogen-powered zero-emission research vessel, tested a new ‘wind power thruster’ during its trip from Amsterdam to Hamburg

Commercial Ferries Hybrid Work Boats World Firsts

World’s 1st electric harbour skimmer for Oslo

April 16, 2019October 28, 2019 Jeff Butler 2035 Views 0 Comments Canada, Corvus, Denmark, Germany, Norway

Norway – with the help of Canada – continues to be a leader in the electrification of commercial boats. Now

two men with the electric motor that they invented

Motors + Engines Throwback Thursdays

Throwback Thursday: the naming of Torqeedo

April 4, 2019April 20, 2020 Jeff Butler 1949 Views 0 Comments Fishing, Germany, Inboard, kayak, outboard, Torqeedo, USA

Today’s TBT is a bit of a play on words. Not only does it refer to a throwback to Torqeedo

Germany

ePropulsion electric outboard, EFOY methanol fuel cell hook up

New sleek, sustainable 33′ electric power catamaran

Torqeedo founder devoting time to new role

New 48 volt electric boat motor now in production

New 48 Volt electric boat motor uses ‘Virtual Gearbox’

2 new swap-in electric motors for MerCruisers

See the world’s fastest production e-boat at Duesseldorf

Electrified Mercruiser Alpha 1 hits 78 km/h

Three electric boat nominations in Best of Boat Awards

Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship

Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats

Historic boats going 21st century electric

Torqeedo Electric Days show off 1-100kW power

Energy Observer’s new wingsails a success

World’s 1st electric harbour skimmer for Oslo

Throwback Thursday: the naming of Torqeedo

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