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Arc One: the 350kW electric boat from former SpaceX engineers

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Jeff Butler 73 Views 0 Comments California, USA, water skiing

https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/p/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Plugboats_Podcast-Arc_Boats_7.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe had a chat with Mitch Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Arc Boats, who

Motors + Engines Outboards

New electric outboard wins 2 awards at Newport Boat Show

October 17, 2021 Jeff Butler 84 Views 0 Comments Flux, USA

Rhode Island startup Flux Marine debuted its new electric outboard line at the Newport International Boat Show in September and

Competitions Hydrofoil Hydrogen

Emirates America’s Cup team working on hydrogen chase boat

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 Jeff Butler 86 Views 0 Comments America's Cup, Emirates, Hydrofoil, hydrogen, New Zealand, UK, USA

Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), winner of the 36th America’s Cup this past March, is developing a hydrogen chase boat

Recreation

Magonis Wave e-550 – electric boat style at any speed

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Jeff Butler 379 Views 0 Comments Huracan, Italy, Spain, Stealth, Torqeedo, USA

Some boaters love to enjoy the moment and cruise at a leisurely pace, while others crave the thrill of speed.

Motors + Engines Recreation

Vision Marine to supply Limestone Boat electric powertrains

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Jeff Butler 632 Views 0 Comments Canada, Limestone, USA, Vision Marine

Another established boat builder jumps on board the e-train with the Limestone Boat electric drive being supplied by Vision Marine

Motors + Engines Recreation

More electric boats investments: X Shore $18M, ePropulsion $15M

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Jeff Butler 774 Views 0 Comments ePropulsion, Hong Kong, investment, Sweden, USA, X Shore

It’s getting tough to keep up with all the news in electric boats investments. The latest companies to receive big

All-Electric Motors + Engines

ePropulsion sales up 60%, Americas distribution expands

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Jeff Butler 842 Views 0 Comments China, ePropulsion, Hong Kong, Mack Boring, North America, South America, USA

Electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion has announced its sales revenues for 2020 – recording a healthy 60% growth – and

Batteries

Lithium-metal battery breakthrough: 400 Wh/kg

March 8, 2021March 29, 2021 Jeff Butler 1171 Views 0 Comments batteries, Lithium, Solid State Battery, USA

Sion Power of Phoenix announced last week that its Licerion® (EV) cell has achieved a significant battery breakthrough, with an

Cruising Boats Recreation

Budsin Electric Boats wins Governor’s Award

February 27, 2021May 13, 2021 Jeff Butler 900 Views 2 Comments Budsin, North Carolina, USA, woodenboat

The North Carolina 2020 Governor’s Export Awards has named Budsin Electric Boats as the co-winner in the state’s ‘Top Rural

Recreation Sport Boats

Ingenity adds new 300K sq ft electric boat building capacity

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jeff Butler 1156 Views 0 Comments Correct Craft, Florida, Ingenity, Nautique, USA, wakeboarding

Less than a year after introducing the Nautique GS22E wakeboarding tow boat, Ingenity is expanding its electric boat building capacity

Commercial Ferries

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

December 8, 2020 Jeff Butler 1281 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

Motors + Engines Research

Fischer Panda to power Mayflower electric autonomous ship

November 23, 2020November 28, 2020 Jeff Butler 2139 Views 1 Comment Fischer Panda, UK, USA

New double motor gives electric autonomous ship redundancy and flexibility for 5,000 km transatlantic trip marking original Mayflower’s 400th anniversary.

Water Taxis Recreation

New fully electric tenders from world’s oldest yacht builder

November 20, 2020November 26, 2020 Jeff Butler 2425 Views 0 Comments tenders, USA

Vita superPower is providing the powertrains for the Venetian line of electric tenders from Hodgdon Yachts in Maine. Hodgdon Yachts

Motors + Engines

Revolutionary high torque electric motor gets $74M support

October 23, 2020August 21, 2021 Jeff Butler 2951 Views 0 Comments axial flux, Linear Labs, Texas, USA

High torque electric motor manufacturer Linear Labs has added $6M in new investment to a recent $68.9 million partnership and

Commercial Ferries

New Niagara Falls electric ferries have set sail!

October 6, 2020January 3, 2021 Jeff Butler 2583 Views 0 Comments ABB, Canada, Niagara Falls, USA

Two Niagara Falls electric ferries launch a new era Tuesday, October 6, when they start taking passengers right up to

Recreation Sport Boats

Ingenity delivers 1st Nautique electric boats, onshore charging station

August 28, 2020 Jeff Butler 3817 Views 0 Comments California, Europe, Ingenity, Nautique, USA, wakeboarding, water skiing, Watershed Innovation

Ingenity’s 1st Nautique electric boats – Super Air Nautique GS22E models – have been delivered to customers in the United

Motors + Engines

Stealth’s new complete electric outboard package costs less than $10,000

August 26, 2020 Jeff Butler 5623 Views 0 Comments Stealth, USA

A complete electric outboard system including 18kW motor, controller, batteries, charger, cables, remote control and state-of-charge meter is being offered