EBs AND GROWING APPETITE

The Age and SMH report (16/6/24) on the surging interest in electric boats. To read the full item please click here. Within the item, BIA Ltd’s Neil Patchett is quoted as saying that interest in electric propulsion was increasing “exponentially”, but said the boats were better suited to some uses than others.

“The problem is battery density. To do a complete day out at a typical speed on a family runabout, the battery required would be so large it would consume a significant area of the vessel’s carrying capacity,” he said.

“They aren’t the silver bullet for boating as an alternative propulsion system, but they’re attractive for high use, high turnover use, such as hire and drive arrangements,” he said.