Swedish electric flying boat now available in US
The Candela 7 electric flying boat from Sweden has joined the sales roster of Denison Yachting, one of the largest
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Electric boat factory making COVID-19 masks, shields
Correct Craft, the parent company of Nautique boats and Watershed Innovation, is now making COVID-19 masks and shields, helping protect
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New glass battery could recharge 23,000 times
A new glass battery developed by John Goodenough, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for the invention
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New high performance electric runabout goes 30 knots
A sleek new carbon fibre high performance electric runabout, the Z2R from Zinboats, is grabbing a lot of attention at
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Ingenity debuts new electric boat drive, unique battery
A new electric boat drive with a unique battery especially designed for high demand marine propulsion is being debuted at
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Nautique electric wakeboard boat shown in Seattle
The president of the world’s premier wakeboard and ski boat manufacturer appears in this new Instagram video about an upcoming Nautique electric wakeboard boat
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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
The world’s 1st hydrogen boats go back to 2000 and are the first links in a chain of technology developments
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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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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 Torqeedo
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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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