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British modular electric drive specialist Saietta Group is preparing to launch its first electric outboard motor for boats and other watercraft. A year after spinning off the Propel marine division, it’s readying the Red-Dot-winning S1 electric outboar… Continue reading Pancake-motored electric outboard to power e-boats of the future
A watercraft quite unlike others, the Portless Catamaran is a large inflatable that packs small enough to ride to the water inside a motor vehicle. At water’s edge, it quickly inflates into a dual-deck cruiser and lounge propelled along cleanly and qui… Continue reading Inflatable 2-story e-catamaran party lounge packs down into car trunk
When we looked at the Swedish-designed Pol Lux earlier this year, it was still in the rendering stages. We weren’t sure the unconventional vessel would even make it further than that, but half a year later, it’s out touring and testing on the water. Th… Continue reading Lux electric RV cat hits the water on way to sea-glamping adventure
One of the sleekest, sharpest boats of 2022, the Alte Volare is a new design study from the British superyacht tender specialists at Cockwells. The limousine tender relies on a combination of electric powertrain, retractable hydrofoils and a sleek fuse… Continue reading Alte Volare e-foil tender flies forward like a seaworthy sniper bullet
Building bridges over municipal waterways isn’t a simple or inexpensive endeavor, which is why many cities instead look to ferries. With that fact in mind, a new autonomous electric passenger ferry is being trialled in Norway, and it’s said to be the f… Continue reading “World-first” autonomous electric passenger ferry enters use in Norway
We’ve been following the developments of amphibious craft from France’s Iguana Yachts for over a decade – from tenders to taxis to sprinters, all rolling to the water’s edge on retractable caterpillar tracks. Now the company is looking to fly above the… Continue reading Iguana flies above the waves with first electric amphibious foiling boat
Back in 2019, we took a look at the WaveFlyer, a public-private project billed as the world’s first electric hydrofoil jet ski. Around that very same time, up on the other side of the equator, France’s Neocean was developing its own e-hydrofoil PWC, a … Continue reading All-electric Neocean hydrofoil cat ski promises magic-carpet-like ride
Normally we’d be quite satisfied to see one all-new multi-hull camper boat at any given event, but this year’s Düsseldorf Caravan Salon had two, each demonstrating a unique take on the idea of buoyant RVing. The soon-to-launch Scoter wasn’t as large or… Continue reading “Unsinkable” amphibious caravan flips wheels into hulls to float-camp
Back in 2019 we heard about the sleek electric Bubble Taxi, a five-seat enclosed hydrofoil created by French manufacturer SeaBubbles. The company has now announced a bigger and faster model, simply called the SeaBubble.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine,… Continue reading Auto-stabilizing SeaBubble fuel cell hydrofoil unveiled in Cannes
An electric boat built from the ground up for maximum power has blazed past the 100-mph (161-km/h) barrier, and posted a new world record in the process. Vision Marine’s V32 catamaran recently took to the waters at the Lake of the Ozarks to leave all c… Continue reading World’s most powerful electric boat torches speed record to hit 109 mph