Candela’s Faith in Foiling Ferries
In the rarefied world of fully foiling electric boats with carbon hulls and appendages, sensor-based digital ride control systems, and hefty price tags, Candela grabbed the spotlight by delivering on… Read more »
Tag: Electric Propulsion
HSBO Turns 20
An editor’s report from the invite-only event in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Torqeedo Deep Blue Battery 80
Torqeedo announced a new 80-kWh battery option for its Deep Blue electric drives—the Deep Blue Battery 80, which has twice the capacity of the previous generation of Deep Blue batteries… Read more »
Pure Watercraft’s New Pontoon Boat
On a sunny day late last April, Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based manufacturer of electric outboards, welcomed several dozen guests to the Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center on Lake Washington… Read more »
Electric Philosophy vs. Reality
An Iowa couple reviews the first 3,000 nautical miles on Electric Philosophy, their custom built solar-electric catamaran, and their preparations for an off-grid adventure cruise to high latitudes. We commissioned… Read more »
Electric Foiling Catamaran from Recycled Parts
Scavenging parts and gear, a boatbuilder in the San Juan Islands creates an electric foiling catamaran for his private milk run. Following our two-part story about fiberglass disposal—or the… Read more »
“Green” Methanol for Ocean Research
A new ocean research vessel will run on “green” methanol (meaning CO2-neutral), replacing the 30m (98.4‘) research cutter Uthörn, launched in 1982. The keel for the new 35m (114.8‘) vessel… Read more »
FAST Electricity Act Promotes Some Electric Propulsion
The push for cleaner and more efficient propulsion technology received another boost from Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who introduced the Fueling America’s Security and Transportation with Electricity Act of 2021… Read more »
Pulse58: Radical Electric RIB
At the Düsseldorf boat show earlier this year, RS Electric, a sister company to RS Sailing, a U.K. builder of dinghies, beach catamarans, and small keelboats (RS Aero, RS Feva,… Read more »
Pure Watercraft, an Electric Start-up
Pushed by a conspicuously low-profile motor, we zoomed along the western shore of Lake Washington in a cold northerly under a pale October sun. Our 16‘8“ (5.10m) production aluminum bass… Read more »
