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Electric foiling should dominate powerboats, says American Magic’s designer

The design of next-generation electric speedboats is now being aided by Michel Kermarec, the French hydrodynamics expert from American Magic. Kermarec will be leading the hydrodynamics team at the Swedish Candela electric boat company in Stockholm. His main task will be to improve the efficiency of Candela’s future electric hydrofoil boats. Candela already says its […]

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Torqeedo powers world’s first electric hydrofoil speedboat

The world’s first electric hydrofoil speedboat, the Candela Seven, has been brought to market by Swedish start up, Candela Speed Boat. Propelled by the Torqeedo Deep Blue 50i, the boat cruises above the water, its weight rested on two hydrofoils. The vessel has a top speed of 55 km/h and a range of 92 km when […]