![]() At 20 knots, Candela C-8 uses only about 25. The foils make C-8 about 400 more efficient than conventional motorboats thanks to vastly reduced friction. If the Candela C8 does generate power this way in the future, it could give the nascent EV boating industry one more reason to get on board with electric motors and a big tablet at the wheel - and much more like the Tesla of the sea. The market is bigger than leisure boats, and our technology can really lower the costs for operation, Hasselskog says. Hailed by Forbes as the Tesla of the Seas, the C-8 has been developed by the Swedish marine tech company Candela, and uses computer-guided hydrofoils to fly above the water’s surface. With a software update, it could be possible to generate power and have it charge while docked, like a mini hydro turbine generator. When I asked if the C8, when in a stationary position, can generate any power, Mahlberg theorized that the propeller does move with the natural current of the water. For example, as the wings tilt up and down with the current, that kinetic energy charges the batteries. The C8 doesn't have regenerative braking like an EV car - which uses the kinetic energy from braking and turns it into electricity - but Candela did find small ways to add some back-end charging. He said that's well above the range of the average boater. "Because if you don't do that, if you're relaxed with that, you lose so much efficiency."Īs for total range, Mahlberg says it'll go for 50 nautical miles, or the equivalent of 57 miles. ![]() It was to squeeze out every kilowatt hour from this battery," said Mahlberg.
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