13 hours ago
- Automotive
- AU Financial Review
These innovative electric ferries look like nothing else on the water
Swedish company Candela first demonstrated its sleek and stealthy C-8 speedboat on Sydney Harbour last year. This $750,000, electrically powered pleasure craft has a carbon-fibre hull and rises on stilt-like foils to increase speed and efficiency. In the process it provides an exceptionally smooth and wake-free ride.
But as with many sports cars, the C-8 is largely there to get your attention. The maker's real objective is to sell you something a little more practical. In Candela's case, that's a small ferry.
