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New Zealand’s Lake Manapōuri is often described as the cleanest lake in the world due to its crystal clear water fed by melting glaciers that carved the lake, as well as yearly snow melt. Now the lake’s hydro-electric power station is getting even cleaner with the adoption of the world’s first flying electric hydrofoil ferry. New Zealand renewable energy company, Meridian Energy, signed an agreement with Swedish electric hydrofoil boat maker Candela that will see the new Candela P-12 electric ferry…

A San Francisco startup that launched at the 2021 Palm Beach International Boat Show has announced that it will begin ferrying Stripe employees to work on its flagship N30 six-passenger foiling electric boat from March.Initially, Navier will make just one of its flagship boats available for the project – which will take workers on a 30-minute trip from Larkspur to the South San Francisco headquarters of the financial services and SaaS multinational, shaving about half an hour off the usual daily commute without adding any…

Béla Fleck also plays on "Brown's Ferry Blues," the first song off an upcoming tribute to Scruggs, who'd have turned 100 this year Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a rollicking version of “Brown’s Ferry Blues,” a song dating back to the Thirties, that features an array of A-list players including Billy Strings, Béla Fleck, and Sam Bush.…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: November 17, 2023, 16:16 IST Air India A350-900 aircraft. (Photo: Air India/X)In a view to expanding its global network, the Tata-owned airline acquired the country's first Airbus A350-900 aircraft last month.The leading carrier Air India on Friday operated its first ferry flight A350-900 from Singapore to Toulouse, flaunting the latest skin. It has been reported by the officials that the aircraft was given a fresh costume and paint work in Singapore.Now, the aircraft has resumed…

Swedish foiling e-boat maker Candela has announced the maiden flight of its P-12 passenger ferry, with its dual electric drives and tri-wing setup lifting the vessel above the water to reach a top speed of 30 knots. Series production has now begun, marking "the start of a new, sustainable era in water transport.""Today, in many cities, roads are congested while the waterways – mankind’s oldest infrastructure – is unused for fast commuting," said company founder Gustav Hasselskog. "The P-12 offers a path to use these…

The Swedish electric boatmaker Candela has just announced the successful completion of test flights for the Candela P-12. The flying electric ferry is now headed for serial production ahead of its upcoming commercial rollout. Candela’s electric hydrofoil pleasure crafts are already well known, often seen flying over the surface of the water around European waterways and even in several locations in the US. The Candela C-8 electric speedboat, the company’s most advanced model to date, has set world…

Pete Davidson Admits His & Colin Jost’s Ferry Boat Will Be A ‘Lifelong Problem'(Photo Credit: Bang Showbiz/Instagram) Pete Davidson joked that the Ferry he bought with Colin Jost will be a “lifelong problem”. The 29-year-old former ‘SNL‘ star and the staff writer for the late-night NBC sketch comedy show, 41, decided to buy the Staten Island ferry boat last year on a whim, and now they have major plans in place to turn it into a multi-use venue docked in New York and Miami in the future. Appearing on the ‘Family…

Pete Davidson I Clueless About What Do To With His New Boat (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz) Pete Davidson and Colin Jost “were very stoned a year ago” when they bought a ferry. The 29-year-old comedian and Colin, 40, decided to buy a boat last year – but Pete now admits that he has “no idea” what to do with it. Pete joked that he now wants the boat to disappear. The actor – who voices a character in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ – quipped: “Hopefully it turns into a Transformer and gets the f*** out of there so I…

A captain oversees the autonomous craft but doesn't need to touch the controls. A self-driving electric ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday, making the Swedish capital the world's first city to put the technology to use, the company behind it said. A captain oversees the autonomous craft but…

Norwegian shipping company Torghatten AS is due to launch what's billed as the world's first commercial autonomous and electric passenger ferry, which will start making regular trips between islands in central Stockholm, Sweden, later this year.The autonomous tech at the heart of the Zeam ferry has been in development for a number of years at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, which successfully launched a ferry trial as part of its Autoferry project last year.The setup is now being made…