World’s busiest ferry systems going electric hybrid
Good news from the west coast of North America where the world’s second and fourth busiest ferry services – in
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Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship
AIDA Cruises, the German division of the world’s largest cruise line, will be installing a lithium-ion battery system from Canada’s
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TBT – The Revolutionary Duffy Power Rudder
In his excellent and comprehensive book, Electric Boats and Ships: A History (buy on Amazon) author Kevin Desmond gives a
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Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats
Last week we wrote about the world’s 1st hydrogen powered river tugboat, and we’ve also covered some of the voyages
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Here are 6 recent World 1sts in electric boats
While I was writing out the article the other day about the World’s 1st Hydrogen River Boat, it occurred to
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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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Niagara Falls’ Maid of The Mist going electric
One of the most incredible boat rides on the planet will be experienced in a ferry powered by electric motors
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1,000 tractors to be shipped across Atlantic – by sail
France’s Manitou Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy equipment vehicles, has signed on to ship 1,000 of
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The incredible rise of the electric hydrofoils!
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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Oz electric narrowboat has 2kW of solar panels
Narrowboats are usually associated with England and particularly the River Thames, but now Mothership Marine down under in Australia has
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Throwback Thursday: the naming of Torqeedo
Today’s TBT is a bit of a play on words. Not only does it refer to a throwback to the
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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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Amazing retro electric refits for rent
These classic fibreglass hulls have the same lines and sensibilities as those oversized land shark cars that prowled the highways
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Solar electric dolphin watching in Key West
Fourteen years ago Billy Litmer took a Greyhound bus to Key West and went snorkeling. “It was my first time
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GM unveils new electric …boat?
With the goal of ‘making relaxation more relaxing’, General Motors – yes, that General Motors –introduced an all-electric concept boat
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New super quiet electric fishing boat
As anyone who fishes is aware, sounds from a boat can make fish nervous enough that they may not be
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Solar sewage pump out boat has only 1 tank to fill :)
OK, that headline is the only joke we will make. This is actually serious news. The town of Branford, Connecticut
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An electric inboard-outboard conversion that flies!
There are are fair number of YouTube videos and other instructionals that cover the idea of converting a fossil fuel
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Electric flying water taxi has 1st U.S. customer
SeaBubbles (shown above) is the creation of revered French yachtsman Alain Thébault, also creator of the world’s first multi-hulled hydrofoil,
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