Tag: electric mobility
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Volvo Penta electric driver interface is developed with aid of more than 100 customers
Within their Glass Cockpit, Volvo Penta are developing an electric driver interface to ease the shift into electric boating. It’s designed to make the electric boating experience as easy as possible. Volvo Penta is definitly spot on when talking of (at least) two topics: easy boating and electric propulsion. Combining the two topics takes them…
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RepowerE, the electric way of boating is now on tour
It’s been introduced in Genoa last year, but only static. Now RepowerE starts a tour on the water, to convince skeptics about its potential. From Liguria to Lake Garda, from Lake Varese to Trieste: the RepowerE tour has started in May and will finish in October. The Swiss company has decided that there’s only one…
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New in 2019: Avon and Torqeedo launch the eJET 450 electric tender
Avon, part of the Zodiac Nautic group, was a pioneer in jet tenders. Now they want to be ahead of competitors by introducing the eJET 450 electric tender, with no combustion engine at all. The first preview was last year, but now it’s a reality. Zodiac (and their brand Avon) decided to partner with the…
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Volvo Penta unveils hybrid marine propulsion concept
Just a few weeks after setting the deadline to 2021 for electric mobility, Volvo Penta has unveiled a hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion system designed to enable zero emission running for marine vessels. We wrote about it on these pages: it was some days ago when we told you about the announcement by Volvo…
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Volvo Penta goes electric, and 2021 is the deadline
Volvo Penta has planned to gradually shift to hybrid and all-electric powertrains, both for their marine and industrial segments. The deadline has been set, and it’s two and half years from now. Underpinned by the success of hybrid and all-electric technology introduced by the Volvo Group, Volvo Penta has issued a clear statement of intent…
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Volvo Penta goes Electric in Gothenburg: it’s ElectriCity
In the next phase of Gothenburg’s project to connect residents with a seamless, low-emission commuting network, a Volvo Penta powered electric ferry service is being introduced into the ElectriCity transport ecosystem. An all-electric ferry service is to be added to Gothenburg‘s existing electric bus service. The electric marine propulsion system is being provided by Volvo…
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Silent 55 solar catamaran: from Austria with sun
It’s the first oceangoing solar-electric production catamaran in the world. Silent 55 comes from Austria and thanks to large use of solar panels and li-ion batteries it has a potentially unlimited range. Until the sun goes off… While everyday we have a new electric powered car, there’s not so many boats which can claim to…
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New in 2019: X Shore Eelex 6500 is a 100% electric boat
At Boot Düsseldorf the Swedish manufacturer will launch the new X Shore Eelex 6500, an poen or tender boat with electric propulsion. Soon to follow, there will be a larger model. X Shore Eelex 6500 is a 6.5 meter model good as an open daycruiser, but especially as a zero emission tender to explore uncontaminated…
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Frauscher unveils two novelties for 2019: Frauscher 1414 Demon Air and 1017 Air
They are being launched at Düsseldorf Boot in January: Frauscher 1414 Demon Air and Frauscher 1017 Air are the two big news from the Austrian boatyard. The flagship of the Frauscher range will debut in the fully-open variant: the fore cabin of the 1414 Demon has gone and now there’s a fully-open cockpit, which we…
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Torqeedo presents new products for 2018: electric mobility is ever more versatile
A high density battery, a battery pack derived from BMW cars, and an electric saildrive mount to replace the diesel one on sailing boats: Torqeedo has introduced these all at Boot Düsseldorf. Deep Blue, Torqeedo‘s award-winning propulsion system with 40 or 80 HP, can now be supplied by the BMW i8 high-power battery. So, boats…