HUMMING ALONG HAMILTONJET HYBRID
Unfortunately, neither the physics of the energy density available with current battery technology, nor the economics related to the cost of those batteries, quite stacks up for all-electric solutions.
An all-electric drive can only provide a limited running time with a short overall range. Extending that range requires eye-watering amounts of money and a massive weight increase (more batteries). Most fully-electric boats are custom designs, built to be superefficient and often compromising on internal space, handling or ride comfort.
Which is why a hybrid drive may offer the best of both worlds. Engineers at world-renowned Christchurch company HamiltonJet have come up with an elegant, workable and cost-effective solution that combines an electric drive and – the company’s recently-launched concept boat.
