Such electric boats with computer-guided hydrofoils may soon supplant conventional ferries with combustion engines in harbors and bays around the world, if Swedish "flying boat" maker Candela has its way.
The Swedish company's goal is to make the most energy-efficient electric boats "and get away from fossil fuels," according to de Lamotte. Candela has received some 150 orders for the C8, which has a starting price of $400,000. The first delivery is expected to arrive in Florida by the end of the month.
So Candela wants to tackle ferries. Their next model is a catamaran with 25 seats to be tested as a shuttle in the Stockholm archipelago later this year, he said. For now, electric motors combined with hydrofoils are far from being viable in massive container ships or cruise ships. "That is what we are trying to do; for sure the impact is way less than what we are using these days with internal combustion engines."Candela touts the C8 as the "fastest" and "longest-range" electric boat on the market, traveling as far as 57 nautical miles on a single charge with an average speed of 22 knots and peak at 30 knots.
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