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Electric retrofit of a 1973 Tollycraft motor yacht

Boats / A new groundswell: converting a boat to electric

What an electric boat conversion involves: sizing the motor and battery, costs, the installation steps, and which hulls are worth the effort.

A rider leaning into a turn on a ROXEN electric watercraft, spray flying, off a rocky coastline

Rules / Avoiding the wipeout: personal watercraft rules across Europe

The hydrofoiling electric ferry E/S Nova ready to dock at Klara Mälarstrand close to the City Hall of Stockhol

Boats / Catch the lift: how foiling electric boats work

PVC inflatable boat with small electric trolling outboard motor

Boats / Choose your paddle: electric outboards buyer's guide

Boats on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam

Rules / Clean air and glassy water: Amsterdam emission-free canals

Cruiseship in Geirangerfjord

Rules / Deep water, clean air: Norway's zero-emission fjords

View from Sirmione, Italy, across Lake Garda towards the opposite shore and mountains. Motorboats cross the la

Rules / Drop in or stay out: electric boat licence rules in Europe

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Awake Rävik electric jetboard

Electric Toys / Filling the garage: electric yacht toys

Rider standing on a Fliteboard eFoil above the water

Electric Toys / Flight or float: eFoil vs electric surfboard vs jet ski

View of Wolfgangsee in Upper Austria

Rules / Locals only: Austria lakes electric boat rules

Pontoons in a marina

Charging / Plug in the fleet: what a harbour needs for electric boats

Electric ferry Elise, operated by Västtrafik in the North Harbor, Lysekil, Sweden. The ferry was built in 2023

Charging / Plug in, paddle out: fast charging for boats in Europe

Candela P-12 Shuttle electric hydrofoil ferry Nova moored at Norr Mälarstrand by Riddarfjärden in Lake Mälaren

Charging / Plug in, paddle out: how to charge an electric boat

Candela C-8 hydrofoil on Riddarfjärden during Stockholm City Hall regatta in June 2023. In the background the

Boats / Range is a speed problem: electric boat range explained

Battery bank in the bilge of an electrically converted 1973 Tollycraft

Guides / Save the quiver: electric boat battery care

A man pulling a ROXEN electric watercraft on a small wheeled trailer along a tree-lined road

Electric Toys / Silent sets: electric jet skis compared

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