GS22E electric tow boat gives a preview of clean, quiet watersports

The world’s first all-electric water ski tow boat is up and running, offering demo days from the shores of Lake Tahoe in California. The Super Air Nautique GS22E offers watersports fans a handsome, quiet, emissions-free fun machine … at a price.Conti… Continue reading GS22E electric tow boat gives a preview of clean, quiet watersports

Forestal builds four more ebikes around its ultra-light EonDrive motor

Squished between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains lies the 16th-smallest country in the world, a gorgeous land-locked microstate covering a third the area of London, called the Principality of Andorra. It’s known for its veal and its valleys,… Continue reading Forestal builds four more ebikes around its ultra-light EonDrive motor

Joby Aviation to put eVTOL vertiports on top of multi-story car parks

Joby Aviation plans to run its own eVTOL air taxi services in the US, and it’s now working to vastly expand its take-off and landing options, signing new partnerships that will let it put vertiports on top of multi-story car parks across America.Contin… Continue reading Joby Aviation to put eVTOL vertiports on top of multi-story car parks

World’s first commercial hydrogen fuel cell ferry is “98% complete”

Switch Maritime says its Sea Change ferry is nearly built and ready to go to work in the San Francisco Bay in Q3 this year. Powered by compressed hydrogen gas running through a fuel cell, it’ll be the first of its kind, running for two days on a tank.C… Continue reading World’s first commercial hydrogen fuel cell ferry is “98% complete”

Halo orders 100 Embraer Eve eVTOLs for the UK, and 100 for the US

As eVTOL manufacturers scramble to get next-gen air taxi aircraft certified and into full production, another set of companies are racing to establish themselves as air mobility service providers. These will become the Ubers and Lyfts of the sky, buyin… Continue reading Halo orders 100 Embraer Eve eVTOLs for the UK, and 100 for the US

Foiled again: Candela’s C7 “flying boat” smashes electric range figures

Batteries are taking their sweet time to improve, but Sweden’s Candela isn’t waiting around. This company has built a clever, low-drag hydrofoiling boat that barely touches the water, giving it a super-smooth, efficient ride and three times the range o… Continue reading Foiled again: Candela’s C7 “flying boat” smashes electric range figures

Xiaomi can now “hypercharge” a phone from 0-100% in 8 minutes

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has demonstrated a new Hypercharge system that can charge phones at a monstrous 200 W through a wire, and 120 W wirelessly. Just three minutes on the charge cable is enough to get a large phone battery to 50 perce… Continue reading Xiaomi can now “hypercharge” a phone from 0-100% in 8 minutes