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Founded in 2016, Swedish boat company X Shore seeks to effect movement toward a more sustainable boat industry. Today, it brings that movement across the Atlantic, launching its 26-ft (8-m) Eelex 8000 for American seafarers who like the idea of a 302-h… Continue reading Modular, connected e-boat slips into US waters like an electric eel
Bringing together power, speed and head-turning aesthetics, Denmark’s Sarvo Marine has created the Sarvo 37. The shimmering aluminum-hulled day cruiser comes powered by four figures worth of pure-electric horsepower, boasting a hypercar-inspired power-… Continue reading Dazzling aluminum electric boat powers to speeds of 70 knots
We’ve already seen electric motorboats and even ferries, but a considerably larger battery-electric vessel should soon be in operation. It’s called the e5 tanker and interestingly enough, it will be used to deliver conventional fuel to other ships.Cont… Continue reading Electric tanker set to enter use in Tokyo Bay
Two heavyweights in the world of high-performance battery technology are teaming up to create the world’s first lithium-sulfur battery-powered luxury boat. Motorsport supplier Williams Advanced Engineering and lithium-sulfur specialist Oxis Energy will… Continue reading Williams and Oxis take lithium-sulfur battery tech to the high seas
Austrian boatbuilder Silent Yachts has already gained a fair bit of attention with its solar electric catamarans. Its just-announced latest model should continue that trend, as it’s the result of a partnership with automakers Volkswagen and Cupra.Conti… Continue reading Volkswagen and Cupra pitch in on solar electric yacht
Known for expanding the boundaries of electric-powered ocean navigation, Silent Yachts is turning its outside-the-box thinking to vacation resort development. By using its solarized electric catamarans as floating vacation condos, it would create seasi… Continue reading Silent Yachts pushes ahead with solar-powered floating villa concept
On the 400th anniversary of the start of an epic voyage from England to the New World aboard the Mayflower, an autonomous, solar-powered marine research vessel is due to launch on a mission to gather environmental data about the ocean.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Robot research vessel to set off on epic ocean voyage of discovery
After focusing on speed with the launch of the Leisure 28 Electric in March, Danish boat maker Rand has opted to take things a little easier for its latest model. The Mana 23 offers displacement cruising for 10 passengers at 5 knots for up to 100 nauti… Continue reading Rand’s latest motorboat offers electric cruising for up to 10 people
Electric boats could soon be getting even quieter and more maneuverable, according to Yahama. The company’s new Harmo steering and propulsion system is promised to deliver on both counts.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Yamaha, Electric… Continue reading Yamaha’s Harmo tech could make for stealthier, nimbler e-boats
Turin’s Icona Design last popped up on our radar with an insanely expensive, v8-engined supercar prototype called the Vulcano whose entire bodywork was fashioned from raw titanium. Now, it’s back with an electric yacht design inspired by “the numbers o… Continue reading Icona debuts electric, asymmetrical Fibonacci catamaran design