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"An all-electric hydrofoiling boat from Swedish company Candela has set two new
world records by travelling between Stockholm and the Finnish autonomous region
of Åland, marking the first time an electric boat has crossed the Baltic Sea.
Candela, which has developed a range of electric hydrofoil boats and ships,
wanted to demonstrate that “that zero-emission sea travel is not only possible
today, but that foiling electric ships and boats are so much cheaper to operate
than fossil-fuelled vessels.”
The record-breaking journey was undertaken in the Candela C-8, a €330,000
($A544,500) leisure craft, equipped with a battery from technology partner
Polestar.
The journey covered 150 nautical miles from the port of Frihamn in Stockholm,
Sweden, to Mariehamn, the capital and largest town of the Åland Islands, an
autonomous region of Finland, with a charging stop in Kapellskär.
While charging along the trip was made mostly with existing charging
infrastructure, a 40kW Kempower Movable Charger was needed in Kapellskär.
Leaving from Frihamn at 6am, the Candela C-8 made it to Mariehamn by lunchtime,
and returned to Frihamn the same day."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFoRF_Q0CA
Punchline:
"A gasoline-powered chase boat of similar size accompanied the Candela C-8 on
the journey and had to be refuelled for a cost of €750, or around $A1,230. For
comparison, the Candela C-8 consumed 213 kWh of electricity, at a cost of about
€40-50 (around $A66-83).
“We actually had range anxiety, but not for the Candela,” said Gustav
Hasselskog.
“The irony is that the photographer’s gasoline-powered chase boat had to refuel
six times during the trip, while we only charged three times.
“We’re talking about 95% lower operating costs,” concluded Hasselskog. “This is
a revolution that makes waterborne transöport competitive with land transport
in terms of costs, which we will now demonstrate in public transport in
Stockholm.”"
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