Oru motorizes origami kayaks with portable electric outboard

Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market’s most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, portable electric drive system. Teaming up with the fo… Continue reading Oru motorizes origami kayaks with portable electric outboard

Vision complements e-outboards with “unsinkable” fully recyclable boat

We previously knew Vision Marine Technologies primarily as the Quebecois company that debuted the once-most powerful electric outboard in the world, the propulsion behind one of the world’s fastest, most hellacious e-boats. At this year’s Miami boat sh… Continue reading Vision complements e-outboards with “unsinkable” fully recyclable boat

Piercing carbon speed yacht tops 110 mph without skimping on luxury

German upstart yacht builder Mayla looks to launch a new breed of boat that marries the all-out performance of a speedboat with the luxury of a yacht. Its newly debuted 44-foot (13.5-m) GT looks like the tip of a harpoon ready to split air and water mo… Continue reading Piercing carbon speed yacht tops 110 mph without skimping on luxury

Jetcycle reveals tri-hull recumbent ebike that hydrofoils over water

One of the coolest human-powered water toys we had the fortune to look at in 2022, the French-developed Jetcycle is a recumbent hydrofoil water bike that soars over top the water via human leg power. Jetcycle seems to have realized not every potential … Continue reading Jetcycle reveals tri-hull recumbent ebike that hydrofoils over water

Porsche partners with Frauscher for electric boat based on Macan EV tech

Porsche and Austrian shipyard Frauscher have taken the first production model of the 850 Fantom Air for a spin on the waters of Lake Garda in Italy, an electric sports boat that’s is built around drive technology from the upcoming Porsche Macan electri… Continue reading Porsche partners with Frauscher for electric boat based on Macan EV tech