TIme for a New 'Electric Boats" Forum Category?

[martinwinlow]

I came across this today.. Aqua Superpower (using 'Supercharging' is a bit cheeky!)

I see they are installing their first rapid chargers in UK marinas in the south and south-west, tho expect it'll be a while before they reach the Hebrides!

Aqua electric boat superchargers coming to 5 UK marinas with 1700 berths - Plugboats

A big electric boating leap is underway with the installation of high power, high speed electric boat superchargers by MDL Marinas, who operate 20 major

plugboats.com

 

[lotusland]

I wish there was enough material for a new category. There are still very few electric boats out there and only some of those are practical. I would love to see a trawler with decent range or a super-cat -- 40'-60' -- that could sail or e-motor. All should be able to make to most of available solar as well.

 

[Thekiwi]

I wish there was enough material for a new category. There are still very few electric boats out there and only some of those are practical. I would love to see a trawler with decent range or a super-cat -- 40'-60' -- that could sail or e-motor. All should be able to make to most of available solar as well.

The WELLINGTON ELECTRIC Boat Building Company is about to put its first fully electric commuter ferry into operation:

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

“The fact that we’re sitting here and not having to yell at each other is the advantage over combustion [engines],” says Foote as the boat picks up speed through the light chop on Te Whanganui-a-Tara. About 5½ tonnes of lithium-ion batteries power the 19-metre craft’s electric motor – a faint throbbing of the propellers is the only indication it’s running.

The Wellington Electric Boat Building Company was founded three years ago by Foote, a boat builder with decades of experience, and Ward, the managing director of East by West Ferries.

 

[outdoors]

Well I doubt it gets rid of the two-stroke engine people. Those are the worst offenders out there lately. A billion plus annual hydrocarbon emissions.

The EPA estimates that one hour of operation by a 70-horsepower two-stroke motor emits the same amount of hydrocarbon pollution as driving 5,000 miles in a modern automobile.

I run a two stroke for two hours a year, and I feel really guilty about it.

Buy a canoe. I got me 4.

 

[SteelClouds]

Now this is an electric boat well, ship..

World's first electric autonomous cargo ship takes to the water

A future-focused ship designed as the world's first all-electric, autonomous cargo vessel has debuted in Norway, where it is intended to replace 40,000 diesel-powered truck journeys every year. The Yara Birkeland made a short, crewed trip to the capital of Oslo as part of its unveiling, with work…

newatlas.com