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Boats Renault EV Batteries Find 2nd Life In Electric Passenger Boat

Renault EV Batteries Find 2nd Life In Electric Passenger Boat

River cruisers are not only a perfect application for electric drive but possibly also second-life batteries.
By Mark Kane 11 November 2019
Boats Check Out The Largest Electric Ferry Boat In The World From The Inside

Check Out The Largest Electric Ferry Boat In The World From The Inside

Don’t you love what this 3D video reveals of the E-Ferry Ellen, in Denmark?
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 17 August 2019
Boats Port Of Auckland Orders World

Port Of Auckland Orders World's First Full-Size Electric Tug

This tug will be no joke - full size, 70-ton bollard pull and a few MWh of batteries.
By Mark Kane 06 August 2019
Boats Fully Charged Presents Electric Ferry With 4.1 MWh Battery: Video

Fully Charged Presents Electric Ferry With 4.1 MWh Battery: Video

This world's biggest electric ferry runs between Sweden and Denmark 46 times per 24 hours.
By Mark Kane 14 May 2019
Weird See This Tesla Model S Float On Flooded Road

See This Tesla Model S Float On Flooded Road

This isn't the first time we've seen a Tesla Model S acting as a boat.
By Steven Loveday 07 May 2019
Boats Niagara Falls Maid Of The Mist To Introduce Electric Vessels This Year

Niagara Falls Maid Of The Mist To Introduce Electric Vessels This Year

Two fully-electric vessels will take tourists to the heart of the Niagara Falls, undisturbed by engine noise or exhaust fumes
By Mark Kane 04 May 2019
Boats Chevy Boat EV: GM Marine Unveils Bolt-Based Forward Marine First

Chevy Boat EV: GM Marine Unveils Bolt-Based Forward Marine First

GM Marine debuts the Forward Marine First, an electric boat based off of Chevy Bolt EV technology sporting a 60 kWh battery and up to 10 hours of use.
By Wade Malone 29 March 2019
Boats Corvus Energy To Supply Battery Packs For Fjord1 Electric Ferries

Corvus Energy To Supply Battery Packs For Fjord1 Electric Ferries

Corvus Energy was selected by Norwegian Electric Systems to supply energy storage systems for five new all-electric ferries.
By Mark Kane 07 February 2019
Watch What Floats The Fully Charged Boat

Watch What Floats The Fully Charged Boat

Fully Charged finds itself in Amsterdam, where it meets up with the conversion outfit New Electric and goes for a boat ride.
By Domenick Yoney 25 January 2019
Boats Leclanché To Supply Kongsberg With 45 MWh Batteries For Electric Vessels

Leclanché To Supply Kongsberg With 45 MWh Batteries For Electric Vessels

Kongsberg, which engaged in the electrification of marine industry, picked up Leclanché as battery supplier for nine projects of total amount of 45 MWh (on average 5 MWh per vessel).
By Mark Kane 25 November 2018
Boats Edd China Sets New Speed Record In Electric Amphibious Class

Edd China Sets New Speed Record In Electric Amphibious Class

Edd China has set a new British national record this week on Coniston Water in the Electric Amphibious class. But it didn’t go smoothly
By AutoClassics 03 November 2018
Boats Meet The SolarImpact Electric Yacht

Meet The SolarImpact Electric Yacht

This solar-powered yacht is ready to take you on an even-keeled cruise around the world in bespoke and environmentally-friendly sounding luxury.
By Domenick Yoney 28 September 2018
General Q-Yachts Unveils Q30 Electric Day Cruiser: Tesla Of The Sea

Q-Yachts Unveils Q30 Electric Day Cruiser: Tesla Of The Sea

Q-Yachts is introducing an electric day cruiser yacht Q30 that it would like us to consider as the "Tesla Of The Sea". Available with a 30 or 60 kWh battery.
By Mark Kane 26 August 2018
Boats Rolls-Royce Introduces Modular Battery Packs For Ships

Rolls-Royce Introduces Modular Battery Packs For Ships

Rolls-Royce introduces in-house developed battery energy storage system for ships as demand is growing (expected 10-18 MWh in 2019)
By Mark Kane 20 August 2018
Boats Stena To Launch Electric Ferries With Up To 50 Miles Of Range

Stena To Launch Electric Ferries With Up To 50 Miles Of Range

Stena Line, the company that operates 38 vessels and 21 routes in Northern Europe, will try to electrify one of its ferries and see whether it's viable.
By Mark Kane 25 June 2018
Boats This Electric Container Ship Is Fully Autonomous, Even Unloads Itself

This Electric Container Ship Is Fully Autonomous, Even Unloads Itself

Kalmar and Yara announced developments of the world's first fully-digitalized and zero emissions cargo solution for Yara Birkeland, electric container vessel in Norway.
By Mark Kane 16 June 2018
Watch Electric Jaguar Powerboat Set New World Record

Watch Electric Jaguar Powerboat Set New World Record

Proving that water and electricity go together rather well, actually, Jaguar has teamed up with Vector and Williams Advanced Engineering to build a record-breaking boat.
By Domenick Yoney 15 June 2018
Boats Check Out This Slick Electric Boat

Check Out This Slick Electric Boat

The Canadian company Robert Allan is introducing electric pilot boat RAlly 1600-E for short trips (where the run to the ship is 5 nautical miles or less).
By Mark Kane 14 May 2018
General This Electric Catamaran Leaves Us Lost For Words

This Electric Catamaran Leaves Us Lost For Words

Norwegian company Brødrene Aa delivered a 42m long carbon fibre 400 pax all-electric catamaran called the Future of the Fjords.
By Mark Kane 06 May 2018
Boats Norway

Norway's Electric Ferry Is So Impressive That 53 More Were Ordered

The first electric ferries - Ampere in Norway (since 2015) and Elektra in Finland (since 2017) have proven their capabilities. 53 more were ordered.
By Mark Kane 25 March 2018
Boats "Tesla Ships" - AKA Massive Electric Container Ships - To Launch Later This Year

"Tesla Ships" - AKA Massive Electric Container Ships - To Launch Later This Year

This summer Port-Liner is expected to launch its first battery-electric barges that will run between Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Rotterdam ports in Europe.
By Mark Kane 24 February 2018
Boats Mercedes-AMG Project One Offspring Will Be A PHEV Cigarette Boat

Mercedes-AMG Project One Offspring Will Be A PHEV Cigarette Boat

This one is built by Cigarette – the company known for offshore powerboats that hit triple-digit speeds – and it’s called the Cigarette Racing 515 Project ONE.
By Christopher Smith 11 February 2018
Boats World

World's First All-Electric Cargo Ship Will Transport...Coal

Hauling coal. That's the task for the world's first all-electric cargo ship. Such a shame.
By Mark Kane 31 December 2017
Boats BMW i3 Batteries Powers Torqeedo

BMW i3 Batteries Powers Torqeedo's Deep Blue Electric Boats

BMW's batteries have found new application, besides powering plug-in cars and energy storage systems. The German company Torqeedo now offers BMW batteries in its electric boats.
By Mark Kane 23 July 2017
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