The Swedish yard says it is the longest distance traveled by an electric boat in 24 hours.
The C-8 is equipped with a 69 kWh Polestar battery and a 75 kW electric motor that give the boat a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 57 nautical miles at 22 knots. The lightweight carbon-fiber vessel is also fitted with foils that allow it to “fly” above waves with less drag and more efficiency than conventional vessels.
During the challenge, the C-8 was charged for a total of 313 minutes and received a total of 615 kWh of electrical energy. Each charge took only 18 minutes. More impressive still, the average speed during the 24-hour run was 17 knots , though the C-8 was running close to full speed most of the time. By comparison, Voltari’s boat crawled at about 3.95 knots during its record attempt.The feat highlighted the type of savings seafarers can expect with the C-8, too.
Candela isn’t just building zero-emission dayboats, either. The yard has a 30-person shuttle and a 28-foot
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