Electric boats weekly roundup Apr 30 – May 6
SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS
Monaco EV show embraces electric boats for 2019
The Nikola Motor Company, a world leader in both pure electric and hydrogen electric powertrains for semi-trucks, unveiled an all electric personal watercraft – the WAV – at its Nikola World 2019 presentations April 17.
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT / JETSKIS
New electric jetski unveiled at Nikola World 2019
The Nikola Motor Company, a world leader in both pure electric and hydrogen electric powertrains for semi-trucks, unveiled an all electric personal watercraft – the WAV – at its Nikola World 2019 presentations April 17.
COMMERCIAL / SOLAR
Solar boat gets nod from solar airplane pioneer
The facebook post of Azura Marine Earth probably says it best:
“WE MADE IT!
After nearly one year of application process, our PlakMan, a solar-powered, emission-free sea plastic skimmer has received the label of “Efficient Solution” from the Solar Impulse Foundation and World Alliance for Efficient Solutions of Bertrand Piccard.”
THROWBACK THURSDAYS / SOLAR
ThrowbackThursday 1975: The world’s 1st Solarboat
In October of 1973 when the western world was shocked by the price of gasoline (petrol) resulting from OPEC oil embargo, one of the first ways people adapted to their new reality was by dropping or cutting back on using fuel for recreational purposes. Like boating.
In his excellent book, Electric Boats and Ships: A History, author Kevin Desmond relates how this led Mr. Alan Freeman of Rugby, England, to put together the world’s first solar powered boat, seen above.
WORKBOATS / INBOARDS / OUTBOARDS
Look out for Norway’s new electric boat motors
Norway’s new electric boat motor company Evoy is racking up awards, investment and partnerships as it moves toward launch in the next few months.
Its vision is nothing less than to eliminate global boating emissions, and it is starting by putting together a range of electric inboard and outboards – from 75 to 670 kW (100 to 900hp) – for work boats in the aquaculture industry and then moving into faster planing hull boats.
COMMERCIAL / FERRIES / ELECTRIC
Niagara Falls’ Maid of The Mist going electric
One of the most incredible boat rides on the planet will be experienced in a ferry powered by electric motors in new versions of the ‘Maid of the Mist’ boats that take visitors to get drenched at the foot of thundering Niagara Falls.
