Electric boat

Electric Boat is sometimes used as a colloquial abbreviation for the US Electric Boat Corporation. This article is about electric boats themselves, rather than this corporation.

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While most boats on the water today are powered by diesel engines, and sail power and gasoline engines are also popular, it is perfectly feasible to power boats by electricity too.

Related Topics:
Boat - Diesel engine - Sail - Gasoline engine - Electricity

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Electric boats were very popular from the 1880s until the 1920s, when the internal combustion engine took dominance. Since the energy crises of the 1970s, interest in this silent, non-polluting and potentially renewable energy source has been increasing steadily again. With the present state of technology so developed, many believe that the time is right for electric boats to become popular again.

Related Topics:
1880s - 1920s - Internal combustion engine - Energy crises - 1970s - Renewable

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