COVER STORY
COVER STORY
Such a conversation about hydrofoil technologies and the use of electric propulsion by Candela would not have started if it wasn ’ t for the company ’ s founder and his summer trips to the Stockholm archipelago . Gustav Hasselskog believed that , in an era of sustainable transport transformation , he would not have to give up trips with his children to visit neighbouring islands and therefore birthed the idea of allelectric boats that champion longer range capabilities .
“ A fairly short trip on his powerboat , around 15 to 20 minutes , would cost him 50 euros worth of gasoline — the ice cream was like five euros . So he then thought about how to build an electric boat that would have long range at high speeds .
“THE FIRST CUSTOMERS WERE TESLA OWNERS AND NOW THE POLESTAR OWNERS ARE STARTING TO TRICKLE IN AS WELL ”
MIKAEL MAHLBERG , HEAD OF PR & COMMUNICATIONS , CANDELA
30 [ May 2023 ] EVMAGAZINE . COM