The leisure craft industry is following the trends and electrifying . This will influence marine climate impact and an air of tranquillity at sea
Picture a world tarnished by the effects of its own population . The natural environment is disrupted by ill-use and an increasing atmospheric temperature that slowly eliminates all the components of our surroundings that we love to admire . Suddenly , an ocean voyage on a private yacht or a boat trip along the Fjords of Scandinavia sounds imminent , but it need not be this way .
While road transport holds the lion ’ s share of emissions globally , the marine sector is hot on the tail of cars when it comes to electrification . Much-like their four-wheeled counterparts , boats have undergone the same journey through hybrid-electric propulsion to fully electric , thanks to some of the great minds ; innovators behind marine EV technologies .
While the likes of Tesla and traditional OEMs are taking over the road transport sector , aside from Polestar ’ s batteries there is very little influence from them on the marine sector . Not only does this mean that legacy yacht builders have free reign to inject electrified solutions into the market , but electric boat makers have the space to innovative and creative new products that cater for more than coastal and near-shore activities .
Enter Candela , the organisation designing boats for a variety of applications in the European waters and beyond — and one of the men tasked with piloting new water craft in the development phase , Mikael Mahlberg , Head of PR & Communications at Candela .
26 [ May 2023 ] EVMAGAZINE . COM