Absolutely silent, maintenance-free, 95 percent cheaper to drive and sporting the longest electric range of any boat in history. With Candela C-8, the Swedish electric boat maker aims to bring electric boats to high-volume production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building on its first, successful sports craft, the Candela C-7, the Swedish tech company is now launching its second-generation hydrofoiling leisure boat: the Candela C-8, a larger and more comfortable craft designed to bring electric boats to the wider market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read also: Commuting sustainably between Stockholm\u2019s islands by electric ferry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “With the C-7, we demonstrated that our hydrofoil technology not only allows for long range on electricity, but also provides a better experience than conventional boats. In a hydrofoil boat, you get a smoother, nicer ride. However, the C-7 was more like a hand-built sports car; never intended for volume production”, says Gustav Hasselskog, Candela\u2019s founder and CEO. “With the new C-8, we\u2019re pushing the technology to the next level, and at the same time focusing on making a boat that has all the comfort you would expect, while designing it for efficient mass production.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 290 000 euros excluding VAT, the C-8\u2019s asking price is on par or lower than many conventional fossil fuel powerboats in the 28-29-foot range. However, once purchased, the C-8 is virtually free to own and use. The cost of driving Candela C-8 is 95 percent lower than for combustion engine boats. Equipped with the newly launched Candela C-POD direct-drive pod motor, the C-8 requires neither oil changes nor regular maintenance. The C-Pod is rated for 3000 hours service-free use, which is the equivalent to 50-100 years of recreational boating \u2013 without any maintenance whatsoever. When moored, the C-8\u2019s hydrofoils can be retracted above the waterline, minimizing growth and the need for antifouling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The C-8 features a new and improved version of Candela\u2019s revolutionary hydrofoiling technology that cuts energy consumption by 80 percent compared to conventional boats, thereby allowing long all-electric range at high speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Combined with Candela\u2019s newly developed drive train, the C-POD, the C-8 can cruise for longer distances than any electric powerboat before it: over 50 nautical miles on battery power at a speed of 22 knots. The C-POD makes the C-8 the most efficient powerboat ever. At a speed of 22 knots, it only draws 16 kW\/21 hp from the battery. For comparison, a conventional, planing, 28-foot cabin cruiser is typically equipped with a 300-horsepower gasoline outboard motor. Candela C-8 production starts this fall at the company\u2019s Stockholm factory, and the first customers will take delivery during spring 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full press release here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1632,"featured_media":305661,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"categories":[26049],"tags":[71369,124838,55526,124841],"location":[],"internal_archives":[],"class_list":["post-305656","selected","type-selected","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobility","tag-candela","tag-cruising","tag-electric-boats","tag-recreational-boating"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WczcofVi-Schermafbeelding-2021-08-27-om-08.13.57-1.png","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/frans-van-beveren\/","display_name":"Frans van Beveren"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 27, 2021","modified":"Updated on August 27, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 27, 2021 10:00 am","modified":"Updated on August 27, 2021 10:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"(c) Candela","tax_additional":{"category":{"linked":["Mobility<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Mobility<\/span>"],"slug":"category","name":"Categories"},"post_tag":{"linked":["Candela<\/a>","cruising<\/a>","electric boats<\/a>","recreational boating<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Candela<\/span>","cruising<\/span>","electric boats<\/span>","recreational boating<\/span>"],"slug":"post_tag","name":"Tags"},"language":{"linked":["EN<\/a>"],"unlinked":["EN<\/span>"],"slug":"language","name":"Tags"},"post_translations":{"linked":["pll_6128895709546<\/a>"],"unlinked":["pll_6128895709546<\/span>"],"slug":"post_translations","name":""},"location":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"location","name":"Locations"},"internal_archives":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"internal_archives","name":"Internal Archives"}},"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected\/305656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/selected"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305656"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=305656"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=305656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}50 – 100 years of recreational boating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Longest electric range ever<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n