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2020 electric boat milestones from around the world

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Jeff Butler 567 Views 0 Comments Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Turkey, UK

While we all know about the challenges of 2020, electric boat milestones provided lots of good news last year around

all electric charter fleet is made up of 6 of these Greenline yachts

Charging Recreation Rentals-Charters Yachts

6 Greenline Yachts for world’s 1st all electric charter fleet

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Jeff Butler 601 Views 0 Comments Charging, Greenline, Norway, Slovenia

The 6 Greenline Yachts in the electric charter fleet are offered by Canal Boats Telemark for cruising emission-free along one

Thailand Torqeedo ferries shown in the middle of a montage of photographs of boats from this story

Commercial Ferries

Thailand Torqeedo ferries, electric drug sub, e-boat awards…

December 8, 2020 Jeff Butler 580 Views 0 Comments Canada, Corvus, Danfoss, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand, Torqeedo, USA

Welcome to ELECTRONS #2 – Arcs & Sparks from Here and There – with an update on the launch of

Commercial Motors + Engines Recreation

Electrons #1 – sparks and arcs from here and there

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Jeff Butler 2348 Views 1 Comment Australia, autonomous, China, Hungary, hydrogen, India, Norway, Saietta, Sunreef, UK

Welcome to ELECTRONS #1, the first Plugboats collection of bits of electric boat news items that are interesting and exciting,

world's most powerful electric outboard with boat designs and a question mark beside it

Motors + Engines Outboards

World’s most powerful electric outboard sets challenge

September 7, 2020 Jeff Butler 3070 Views 0 Comments Evoy, GreenWaves, Kruser, Norway, Rand

The maker of the world’s most powerful electric outboard – Evoy – is partnering with the world’s 1st all electric

Norwegian solar boat artist's conception showing solar panels on canopy

Recreation Solar

Norwegian solar boat launches new crowdfunding campaign

May 3, 2020May 28, 2020 Jeff Butler 3135 Views 0 Comments Crowdfunding, Norway, solar

The latest electric boat project to pursue the crowdfunding path is the 6.2 metre (21 ft) Norwegian solar boat Freepower

cowl of 150hp electric outboard motor by Evoy

Motors + Engines Outboards

3 Norway companies team up for 150hp electric outboard

April 12, 2020April 19, 2020 Jeff Butler 5114 Views 0 Comments batteries, Corvus, Cruise Ships, Evoy, Hurtigruten, Norway, RIBs

A 150hp electric outboard – which will be the world’s most powerful – is being launched thanks to the efforts

Arctic eco-cruiser sails in misty fjord with mountains in background

Cruise Ships

Arctic eco-cruiser named one of world’s Top 50 adventures

February 9, 2020February 10, 2020 Jeff Butler 1941 Views 0 Comments Brim Explorer, Norway

The arctic eco-cruiser Brim Explorer set out on it maiden voyage only in October and has already made The Telegraph

electric ferries in straits off Canada with superimposed pictures of flags of Canada, Malta and Norway

Commercial

Electric ferry news: 9 for Malta, Canada, Norway

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Antony Harris 3291 Views 0 Comments Canada, Ferries, Malta, Norway

The past few weeks have seen electric ferry news pop up literally all over the world with new boats and

electric boat world firsts symbol - the number 1 superimposed over a photo of the earth

World Firsts Commercial Recreation

Electric boat world firsts (Edition 2)

October 28, 2019February 24, 2020 Jeff Butler 1755 Views 0 Comments Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway

Here are another half dozen electric boat world firsts to go along with the article we did back in May

electric pod motor with exploded view of how it can be configured for different uses

Motors + Engines All-Electric Competitions Saildrives

Modular electric boat motor up for DAME award

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Jeff Butler 4405 Views 0 Comments Norway, SeaDrive

A new modular electric boat motor that can be assembled in different configurations has been nominated for a DAME Design

concept drawings of five high speed ferries

Hydrogen Commercial Ferries

Norway’s zero emission high speed ferry concepts

October 9, 2019 Jeff Butler 4440 Views 0 Comments Aero, Norway

Five viable zero emission high speed ferries have been presented to the council of Trøndelag County in Norway in response

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 2912 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

A huge solar and hydrogen powered ship is dwarfed by the Arctic ice-scape

Research Batteries Hydrogen Solar World Firsts

Zero-emission ship world’s 1st in Arctic circle

August 21, 2019August 30, 2019 Jeff Butler 2373 Views 0 Comments Arctic, Energy Observer, France, Norway

The Energy Observer research ship, powered by nothing but the wind, the sun and hydrogen extracted from the seawater it

The female Prime Minister of Norway pours a bottle of champagne over the bow of a boat

Work Boats Commercial Competitions Motors + Engines

PM of Norway christens Evoy1 electric boat

August 8, 2019September 7, 2020 Jeff Butler 2059 Views 0 Comments Evoy, Norway

When Norway Prime Minster Erna Solsberg christened the electric boat Evoy1 on August 2 it demonstrated just how far the

A man driving a 8.5 meter - 28 foot boat with an electric motor

Commercial Motors + Engines

Attempt at fastest production e-boat record all set

July 9, 2019April 12, 2020 Jeff Butler 3915 Views 0 Comments Evoy, Inboard, Norway, workboat

Evoy Marine, one of Norway’s most promising and awarded green start-ups, has just successfully tested what the company is hoping

Commercial Batteries Cruise Ships Ferries Hybrid

Batteries powering new cruise ship AND e-ferry

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Jeff Butler 2565 Views 0 Comments Arctic, Denmark, Havila, Hurtigen, Norway

July 2019 is quite the month for advances in battery powered large vessels. The MS Roald Amundsen arctic cruise ship

a photo of the earth from outer space with a big green numeral one one it

Commercial Motors + Engines Recreation World Firsts

Here are 6 recent World 1sts in electric boats

May 24, 2019October 28, 2019 Jeff Butler 2657 Views 0 Comments Canada, France, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA

While I was writing out the article the other day about the World’s 1st Hydrogen River Boat, it occurred to

Batteries Commercial Inboard-Outboard Motors + Engines Outboards Tenders Work Boats

Look out for Norway’s new electric boat motors

May 3, 2019August 15, 2019 Jeff Butler 5516 Views 0 Comments Evoy, Norway

Norway’s new electric boat motor company Evoy is racking up awards, investment and partnerships as it moves toward launch in

Recreation Personal Craft World Firsts

The incredible rise of the electric hydrofoils!

April 23, 2019October 28, 2019 Jeff Butler 17974 Views 1 Comment Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hydrofoil, Italy, Norway, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, USA

Here are 12 amazing zero-emission electric hydrofoil personal watercraft that fly over the water, a technology that didn’t even exist

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