The Candela C-8 electric boat uses hydrofoils to elevate above the water, reduce consumption, and boost performance.
Thanks to the Polestar battery, Candela claims the C-8 is the longest-range electric boat on the market by a wide margin, and probably among the more expensive ones with an eye-popping starting price of $395,000 before taxes and fees in the Americas.The Swedish brand claims that its boat has a range of 66 miles on a single charge and a cruising speed of 23 miles per hour. For the record run, the sailers cycled through 45-minute runs at a top speed of 31 mph between charges, for 24 hours.
Total electricity cost was $127, whereas a conventional fossil fuel-powered boat would have cost $1,483, according to the brand. A regular boat would have emitted around 3,935 pounds of carbon dioxide over 483 miles. The C8 emitted 99 percent less carbon dioxide – just 38.3 pounds, according to the standard Swedish electricity mix.
The previous record holder was a 740 horsepower electric vessel built by Canadian Marine electrification company Voltari Electric, which traveled 91 miles on a single change from Florida to the Bahamas.
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