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Hercules 200kW e-Drive to power new electric pontoon boats by CMG

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Jeff Butler 424 Views 1 Comment Coach, Fort Bend Boats, Hercules, Ingenity, pontoon, Princecraft, USA, Xcursion

Hercules Electric Marine and Coach Marine Group have announced an agreement that will have CMG electric pontoon boats available for

Motors + Engines Outboards

New electric outboards investment: $15.5M for Flux Marine

March 30, 2022March 31, 2022 Jeff Butler 466 Views 0 Comments Flux, Investment, USA

The world of electric boats is attracting more and more serious money with this electric outboards investment in Flux Marine

Cruising Boats Recreation

Ingenity extends model range with new 23E electric day-boat

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022 Jeff Butler 519 Views 0 Comments Ingenity, USA, Watershed Innovation

With the launch of the Ingenity 23E electric day-boat at the Miami International Boat Show, the company now has two

Recreation Sport Boats

Will Smith, Kevin Durant, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs invest in Arc electric boats

October 29, 2021May 4, 2022 Jeff Butler 769 Views 0 Comments Arc Boats, Investment, USA

A very exciting update to last week’s Plugboats article and Podcast about Arc electric boats – the all electric water

Podcasts Recreation

Plugboats Podcast – Mitch Lee, CEO of Arc Boats

October 23, 2021January 11, 2022 Jeff Butler 418 Views 0 Comments Arc Boats, podcast, USA

https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Plugboats_Podcast-Arc_Boats_7.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this Plugboats Podcast, we chat with Mitch Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Arc

Recreation Sport Boats Watersports

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

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Jeff Butler 1249 Views 2 Comments California, USA, water skiing

https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/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 1115 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 870 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 1234 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 1216 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 1631 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 1665 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 2461 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 1848 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 2126 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 2020 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 2987 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.