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Winners of Electric and Hybrid Marine Awards 2024

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Jeff Butler 190 Views 0 Comments Genevos, Hurtigruten, Igus, Molabo, Oasis Marine, Optima, Tidal Transit, Vessev, Wartsila

The 2024 Electric and Hybrid Marine Expo Europe (E&HME) is being held at RAI Amsterdam this week, and winners in

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Auckland’s 1st hydrofoiling electric passenger boat passes tests with ‘flying’ colours

June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 Jeff Butler 247 Views 0 Comments Vessev

Vessev, New Zealand’s hydrofoiling electric passenger boat manufacturer, has successfully completed the initial testing phase of its VS—9 platform, on

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AI the ‘brains’ behind autonomous electric water taxi

April 17, 2024April 20, 2024 Jeff Butler 692 Views 0 Comments MPower Technologies, Verne

If Verne mobility’s vision to overhaul transport on urban waterways comes to fruition, autonomous electric water taxis and shuttles will

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WaVeS #16 – electric boats and boating news January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024March 2, 2024 Jeff Butler 566 Views 0 Comments Aqua superPower, Damen, E1, Hyke, MEBC, Monaco, Pulling-e, Sealence, Temo, Yachting Ventures, Zeabuz

Plugboats WaVeS (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we have written about before and are updating, or items we are going to write about but are waiting for

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WaVeS #14 – Electric boat and boating news

November 14, 2023February 7, 2024 Jeff Butler 419 Views 0 Comments

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we have written about

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WaVeS 12 – electric boat news and updates

October 21, 2023October 22, 2023 Jeff Butler 407 Views 0 Comments Flux, Marian, MEBC, Molabo, Pulling-e, X Shore

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we

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WaVeS #11 – electric boat news and updates

August 27, 2023October 22, 2023 Jeff Butler 615 Views 0 Comments E1, ePropulsion, Highfield, Hyke, Kreisel, SailGP, Taiga, ZeroJet

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we

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WaVeS #10 – electric boat news and updates

July 31, 2023 Jeff Butler 708 Views 0 Comments Forza, Genevos, Maxeon, MobyFly, Molabo, OceanLabs, Oceanvolt, Silent Yachts, Torqeedo

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we

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WaVeS #7: Electric boat news and updates

April 9, 2023December 19, 2023 Jeff Butler 756 Views 1 Comment Greenline, MobyFly, Navalt, Stealth, Vision Marine, X Shore

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we

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WaVeS #6: Electric boat news and updates

March 24, 2023April 13, 2023 Jeff Butler 1007 Views 0 Comments hydrogen, India, SeaDrive, Taiga, The Gussies, Torqeedo

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons)  is an occasional collection of electric boat news and electric boating items that we

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Candela electric hydrofoil shuttle to launch this summer behind $20M investment

March 20, 2023 Jeff Butler 931 Views 0 Comments Candela, Ocean Zero, The Gussies

Electric hydrofoiling pioneer Candela has raised $20M – on top of the $24M raised last year – to bring their

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SES-X air-cushioned hull taking off with electric ferries, high speed leisure boats

January 15, 2023January 16, 2023 Jeff Butler 1027 Views 0 Comments BB Green Ferry, Danfoss, SES-X Technologies, The Gussies, Volvo-Penta

Using technology developed over the past two decades, the SES-X air-cushioned hull pumps air between the boat and water surface

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Berlin tour boat retrofitted with quiet new Torqeedo Deep Blue system

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Jeff Butler 1420 Views 0 Comments Germany, The Gussies, Torqeedo

Oranje Nassau, a Berlin sightseeing boat and watertaxi, has ditched the diesel and now has an electric Torqeedo Deep Blue

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New Uber Boat hybrid ferries in 2022 for London commuters, tourists

January 20, 2022January 5, 2023 Jeff Butler 1598 Views 0 Comments Ferries, London, The Gussies, UK

New high speed Uber Boat hybrid ferries being built by Wight Shipyard will bring a new era to Thames River

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Electric hydrojet retrofit for Italian scenic ferry

December 10, 2021March 2, 2024 Jeff Butler 1696 Views 0 Comments DeepSpeed, Ferries, Italy, retrofit, Sealence

The Volaviamare Group, which operates tourist ferries in the Gulf of Naples, is having a Deepspeed electric hydrojet retrofit to

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WaVeS #4: arcs, sparks and electric boat news

October 20, 2021April 13, 2023 Jeff Butler 1943 Views 0 Comments Corvus, Germany, Ingenity, Nautique, Oceanvolt, Salona, Silent Yachts, SWITCH, The Gussies, USA, Watershed Innovation

Plugboats WaVeS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and boating items that we have written about before and

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This new high speed ferry is an electric hydrofoil catamaran

August 10, 2021August 12, 2021 Jeff Butler 3076 Views 0 Comments Canada, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, The Gussies

Green City Ferries of Stockholm unveils zero emission ferry – high-speed electric hydrofoil catamaran powered by batteries and/or hydrogen fuel

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Gustave Trouvé Electric Boat Awards Winners 2021

July 27, 2021December 27, 2022 Jeff Butler 2567 Views 0 Comments The Gussies

Congratulations to the winners of the second Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating – The Gussies.

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Candela to launch world’s fastest electric ferry in 2022

March 30, 2021May 8, 2021 Jeff Butler 3245 Views 0 Comments Candela, Hydrofoil, Sweden, The Gussies

The Region of Stockholm is partnering with Candela Speedboats to launch the world’s fastest electric ferry as the Swedish capital

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New solar leisure boats from Gussies Awards winner

March 7, 2021March 9, 2021 Jeff Butler 2700 Views 0 Comments Ferries, India, Navalt, The Gussies

NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats has introduced two new lines of solar leisure boats that bring the technology of Aditya – the Gustave Trouvé Award winning commuter ferry – to the world of personal craft.

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