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electric boating , the industry is starting to see a lot of younger people using them , and Candela alone sees a wider expansion of buyers in other parts of the world .
“ We built the C-7 back in 2019 and made 23 of the boats , which were flown all over the world — from New Zealand to the US . You can run them for 92 kilometres per charge when travelling at 22 knots , which is plenty of range for a day boat ,” Mahlberg says .
What we can learn from Candela ’ s work so far is that day-boating is not dead , but it also doesn ’ t have to impact the environment . Harmoniously integrating leisure boating in various different climates and habitats across the globe proves beneficial from an emissions perspective , but will also have future implications for countries by encouraging sustainable tourism .
Built on the C-8 platform , the P-8 Voyager is built as a passenger boat and is powered by Polestar technologies to enable people to travel to and from high-end resorts and areas like the Northern archipelagos in a decarbonised way .
“ Fast charging will be important in order to run a whole day . We ’ re currently building a ferry called the P-12 shuttle and that boat will leverage fast DC charging up to 180 kW and cover similar distances to conventional diesel ferries .
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