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If you want an electric boat to get very far, you either need huge amounts of battery, or you need to lift your hull out of the water on a hydrofoil system to cut down energy-sapping drag. The SpiritBARTech35EF does both, for record-smashing range.
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Back in 2019, SeaBubbles debuted a foiling electric water taxi in Miami. Following successful certification, the company has now announced the first commercial service of the Bubble in France in collaboration with the Grand Annecy.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Foiling electric Bubble begins commercial service in France
French champion of pedal power, Stéphane Rousson, is developing a twin-prop waterbike designed to beat a 30-year-old world record for the fastest human-powered watercraft. The first prototype has been built and tested on the water.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Human-powered watercraft being developed to break 30-year speed record
Once billed as the world’s fastest production electric boat and the world’s fastest production hydrofoiling craft, the Valo Hyperfoil has now hit the water as a working alpha prototype – but curiously, its claimed top speed has dropped considerably.Con… Continue reading Valo Hyperfoil quietly walks back speed claims as prototype launches
The all-new Icon electric hydrofoil looks far more like a design project than a BMW, but in fact, it’s both. A collaboration between BMW Group Designworks, German boat builder TYDE, and Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, the vessel could certa… Continue reading BMW’s panoramic electric hydrofoil soars above the waters of Cannes
Flying above the waves atop an electric hydrofoil board is a relatively new way to have fun on the water, but eFoil beginners can struggle. The Flitescooter makes use of a large inflatable board and mid-mount handlebars to help folks get started.Contin… Continue reading Flitescooter will have eFoil rookies flying over the water in minutes
Belfast-based Artemis Technologies has introduced its latest hydrofoil – an upmarket luxury water taxi called the Artemis EF-12 Escape that promises a comfortable, energy efficient, environmentally friendly way to go island hopping.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Escape water taxi mixes luxury with hydrofoil speed
It was just last year that we heard about the first “flight” of Candela’s C-8 day-cruiser electric hydrofoil. The Swedish company has now announced a new version of the boat, in the popular center console layout.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, Transp… Continue reading Candela announces center console version of its C-8 electric hydrofoil
If you want decent range out of an electric watercraft, you need to eliminate drag – and that’s the thinking behind the WaveFlyer Volaré, launching in Sydney this weekend. Smaller than some jet skis, it hovers over the water for a smooth, quiet ride.Co… Continue reading Electro Nautic opens pre-orders on a wave-skimming hydrofoil for two
If you want decent range out of an electric watercraft, you need to eliminate drag – and that’s the thinking behind the WaveFlyer Volaré, launching in Sydney this weekend. Smaller than some jet skis, it hovers over the water for a smooth, quiet ride.Co… Continue reading Electro Nautic opens pre-orders on a wave-skimming hydrofoil for two