On Saturday, we posted about the world’s largest electric ferry. Here is a very different electric watercraft, an all-electric hydrofoil runabout that literally flies above the water.

Candela Speed Boat AB has been referred to by Bloomberg as “Sweden’s Tesla of the Sea.” The firm is developing high-efficiency all-electric hydrofoil speed boats. Built of carbon fiber, once on foils the Candela uses 75% less energy than a conventional planing boat. The 25′ long Candela C-7 requires just 28 horsepower to fly along at 20 knots. The C-7 is capable of cruising for 50 nautical miles at 23 knots on a single charge.

Candela has recently unveiled its 8.5-meter (28-foot) model C-8, with berths for two adults and two children, designed for volume production. The firm is also preparing to test a 30-seat hydrofoil ferry on Stockholm’s waterways in 2023, and is in talks with some 45 cities about delivering passenger vessels.

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