Candela’s hydrofoil ferry just rewrote the limits of electric boats

Candela’s hydrofoil ferry just rewrote the limits of electric boats

Electric boats and ferries are starting to become more common, but they have typically been confined to short, fixed routes...

Candela P-12 e-foiler completes world’s longest electric sea journey

Swedish foiling ferry innovator Candela AB reports that a Candela P-12 has completed a 160-nautical-mile journey from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Oslo, Norway. This, says Candela, is the longest voyage thus far performed by an electric passenger vessel. The P-12 is the world’s first serial-production electric hydrofoil ferry. Beneath its hull, computer-controlled submerged wings lift the vessel above the water at speeds exceeding 20 knots, reducing e…