Nothing new under the sun
It always amuses me as a seasoned electric boat historian when on Facebook or a beautifully designed website, a startup ignorantly claims a “world first” for an innovation in electric boating. 1)The first electric passenger boat with a primary battery was tested by Moritz Herman…
A petition to get all boats in Venice electrified by 2028
Kevin Desmond has been writing about electric boats since 1979, when the ‘industry’ was literally embryonic and his 2017 book “Electric Boats and Ships: a History” has received near universal acclaim for the depth of its reporting on the now not-so-embryonic industry. You can buy it here from…
“Electric Boats and Ships” from Kevin Desmond
Details: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/electric-boats-and-ships/ Review, by EBA General Secretary, Robert KayDefinitive, meticulous, and full of tales of adventure against the odds, both on and off the high seas. Most of our planet is covered by water, and for our brightest and most daring minds, gaining mastery over the elements…