Rim motor, RAD Propulsion power new RS Electric RIB
When the world’s largest small-sailboat manufacturer decided to expand to electric boats, they chose a rim motor coupled with a
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Nu Era on the canals – my new electric narrowboat!
This story about a new electric narrowboat is the first article in our new DIM – Did It Myself! –
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Crowdfunding the world’s fastest electric jetski
The world’s fastest electric jetski is a new electric boat crowdfunding project that comes from Jamie Marley. Jamie is a
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Meet the new electric boats doing plastics clean up
With increasing concern about the plastics accumulating in our water and the carbon accumulating in our air, what better solution
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Are ultra light batteries in electric boating’s future?
A UK battery company and US electric plane pioneer are teaming up to explore the potential of ultra light batteries
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Plugboats Podcast #1: Kevin Desmond
https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Plugboats-Podcast-Episode-1.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast also » available on iTunes In our first Plugboats Podcast we
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Zero Emission Energy Observer lands in London
The zero emission ship Energy Observer is completing the second leg of its round the world journey as it sails into London for an eight day stay
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ePropulsion signs deal with world’s largest builder of small sailboats
The UK division of electric boat motor manufacturer ePropulsion has signed a deal to supply 60 of their 1kW Spirit
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Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats
The world’s 1st hydrogen boats go back to 2000 and are the first links in a chain of technology developments
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Here are 6 recent World 1sts in electric boats
While I was writing out the article the other day about the World’s 1st Hydrogen River Boat, it occurred to
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Europe’s new battery/hybrid river cruise boat
What better way to enjoy the quiet odour free experience of an electric boat than while cruising the inland waters
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Launch of world’s 1st hybrid pilot boat for London
The world’s first hybrid boat for piloting large ships into port has been launched for testing and should soon be
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TBThursday 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
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Pink electric boat to help aid cancer research
Windermere Quays Electric Boat Hire in the UK’s Lake District has launched an all pink, all electric boat that will
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Solar electric narrowboat has 2kW of panels
This solar electric narrowboat in the UK was purpose-built to navigate the extensive inland waterways of the UK and proved
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Electric recycled boat sets off for ‘plastic fishing’
UK environmental charity Hubbub announced March 28 that it is launching a new vessel in the battle to clean up
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Zero carbon ship resumes global research mission
The Energy Observer left Saint-Malo France in the early hours of this morning to resume her global mission of being
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TBThursday: The World’s 1st electric yacht tender
While doing research for his authoritative book Electric Boats and Ships: A History, (buy it here from Amazon) author Kevin
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