Canada Archives - Plugboats

Evoy teams up with Canadian company for new Vessel to Grid charging and storage

June 8, 2023June 16, 2023 Jeff Butler 742 Views 0 Comments Canada, Evoy, Rimot, The Gussies

Norwegian electric boat motor manufacturer Evoy will be partnering on a Vessel to Grid (V2G) electricity charging and storing solution

Batteries Motors + Engines Outboards

Vision Marine developing custom electric outboard batteries

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Jeff Butler 1863 Views 0 Comments Canada, The Gussies, Vision Marine

Vision Marine is partnering with Octillion Power Systems to develop customized high voltage 35 kWh electric outboard batteries as the

Motors + Engines Outboards

Vision Marine scales up for mass production of E-Motion electric outboard

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Jeff Butler 2111 Views 0 Comments Canada, The Gussies, Vision Marine

To meet growing demand for the high power E-Motion electric outboard, Vision Marine Technologies has partnered with the McLaren Engineering

Commercial Motors + Engines Recreation

Electric boat speed record set at Lake of The Ozarks Shootout

August 30, 2021 Jeff Butler 2292 Views 1 Comment Canada, Evoy, The Gussies, Vision Marine

A Vision Marine Technologies Bruce 22 equipped with the company’s E-Motion 180e engine set the new electric boat speed record

All-Electric Commercial Ferries Hybrid Hydrogen

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

Motors + Engines Recreation

Vision Marine to supply Limestone Boat electric powertrains

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Jeff Butler 1991 Views 0 Comments Canada, Limestone, The Gussies, USA, Vision Marine

Another established boat builder jumps on board the e-train with the Limestone Boat electric drive being supplied by Vision Marine

Investment Personal Craft Recreation

Electric jetski maker Taiga taking off with $100M investment

February 17, 2021December 2, 2022 Jeff Butler 3034 Views 0 Comments Canada, Investment, Quebec, Taiga, The Gussies

A Canadian-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) has announced a proposed merger transaction with electric snowmobile and electric jetski maker

Recreation Rentals-Charters Water Taxis

Montreal waterways to get 15 Vision Marine electric boats

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 Jeff Butler 2619 Views 0 Comments Canada, The Gussies, Vision Marine

Transport Canada and Tourism Quebec have announced an agreement to have up to 15 Vision Marine electric boats available for

Commercial Gussies Awards (all) Recreation

2020 electric boat milestones from around the world

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Jeff Butler 3057 Views 0 Comments Canada, New Zealand, Norway, The Gussies, Turkey, UK

While we all know about the challenges of 2020, electric boat milestones provided lots of good news last year around

Commercial Ferries

Thailand Torqeedo ferries, electric drug sub, e-boat awards…

December 8, 2020 Jeff Butler 3091 Views 0 Comments Canada, Corvus, Danfoss, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand, The Gussies, Torqeedo, USA

Welcome to ELECTRONS #2 – Arcs & Sparks from Here and There – with an update on the launch of

Commercial Ferries

New Niagara Falls electric ferries have set sail!

October 6, 2020January 3, 2021 Jeff Butler 4449 Views 0 Comments ABB, Canada, Niagara Falls, The Gussies, USA

Two Niagara Falls electric ferries launch a new era Tuesday, October 6, when they start taking passengers right up to

Commercial

Canada approves 1st lithium-ion commercial passenger boat

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Jeff Butler 5633 Views 0 Comments Canada, Lithium-ion, Nova Scotia, The Gussies

A lithium-ion commercial passenger boat that can take up to 25 guests out deep sea fishing in the waters around

Recreation Personal Craft

Taiga offers 2 new electric jetskis, starting at $15,000

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Jeff Butler 9588 Views 0 Comments Canada, Taiga, The Gussies

Two new models of electric jetskis from Montreal’s Taiga Motors are the first electric watercraft that are close to the

Batteries

Could iron and silicon be used for cheaper li-ion batteries?

June 28, 2020June 29, 2020 Jeff Butler 4348 Views 2 Comments Canada, Li-ion, The Gussies

One of the problems with li-ion batteries (lithium-iron) is the cobalt used in the cathode. About 60% of the world’s

Cruising Boats Recreation

New classic electric cruising boat from Canada

June 15, 2020 Jeff Butler 6797 Views 0 Comments Canada, Templar, The Gussies

The new classic electric cruising boat from Canada’s Templar Marine – the Picnic 21 – marine extends the company’s line

Batteries

Lighter, less expensive lithium-ion batteries through coating

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jeff Butler 4755 Views 0 Comments Canada, Li-ion, Lithium-ion, Solid State Battery, The Gussies

A process for lithium-ion batteries that improves conductivity and durability and reduces manufacturing costs could lead to lighter, less expensive

Batteries Research

New glass battery could recharge 23,000 times

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Jeff Butler 16519 Views 3 Comments batteries, Canada, Li-ion, LiFePo4, Portugal, Solid State Battery, The Gussies, USA

A new glass battery developed by John Goodenough, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for the invention

Recreation

Canadian Electric Boat Co. adds new 29′ speedboat

February 23, 2020June 10, 2024 Jeff Butler 9292 Views 0 Comments Canada, Vision Marine

The Canadian Electric Boat Company introduced its new 290 Phoenix model at the 2020 Miami Boat Show, expanding the company’s

DIY Podcasts

Plugboats Podcast 2: Converting Outboard to Electric

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Jeff Butler 3655 Views 0 Comments Canada, DIY, The Gussies

https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Converting_Outboard_to_Electric.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn Plugboats Podcast #2, “Converting Outboard to Electric”, we chat with Michael Andreae, who