Electric Boats

Last year, Swedish electric boat maker Candela announced plans to launch a foiling passenger ferry called the P-30. Now in the final design phase, the craft has been renamed the P-12 Shuttle and will hit the water as a foiling catamaran.

Artemis Technologies has launched what is claimed to be the world's first commercially viable all-electric foiling workboat, which cuts through the water at up to 34 knots and offers a per-charge cruising range of up to 60 nautical miles.

Following a number of technical setbacks, the Mayflower autonomous research vessel has successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean, clocking up 3,500 miles and arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 5.

It was just this February that we heard about the first "flight" of Candela's C-8 electric hydrofoil. Now, the Swedish company has announced its latest model, the better-appointed P-8 Voyager.

Ocean-capable solar-powered yachts are an appealing idea, though not exactly a new one. Malta's ZEN Yachts offers something extra though, claiming that its Zen50 carbon catamaran is the first production yacht to feature a wingsail.

Last year, a team of former SpaceX engineers launched startup Arc with a plan to develop a powerful long-range electric cruiser. Now a pre-production Arc One has spent a day of testing on the water ahead of scheduled deliveries later in the year.

Pol Boat is seeking a purer, simpler form of on-water escape with its all-new Lux. The sleek, silent catamaran encourages folks to escape the hustle and bustle of urban life for multi-day recreation and adventure, all powered by battery and solar panel.

All-electric jet skis have been gradually edging onto the scene for a few years now, but the 300-hp, 75-mph Supermarine MM01 from French outfit Bouvet Marine looks like it's well and truly here to play with the PWC big guns.

Going from water sports to luxury cruising, Ingenity has followed up its Super Air Nautique 22E electric sport boat with the 23E day boat. The new day cruiser can spend up to 14 hours on the water and offers a spacious, triple-lounge deck for 11 people.

Candela aims to smash electric boat range records with its C-8, using a hydrofoil system that eliminates as much as 80 percent of the drag you'd get from a conventional design. The first prototype C-8 has now flown, and Candela has released video.

For people living in coastal regions or along rivers, commuting to certain places by water is always going to be quicker than using land-based transit. The NepShuttle is designed to let them continue to do so, while minimizing their carbon footprint.

One of the big complaints about power boats is the fact that they bring noise and pollution to lakes that should be pristine. Electric boats address those problems, and one of the latest – from Pure Watercraft – was developed in partnership with GM.