With the development of lithium-ion battery technology, there have been more and more attempts in recent years to use batteries as power sources for small boats. The introduction of this technology to maritime industry will lead to lower operational cost and lower carbon footprint. Mvd-pika is an electric boat concept design for short range commute, particulars as below:
Length Overall
Beam
Draft
Displacement
Propulsion
Battery
Max Speed
Range
Class
9.7M
2.7M
0.42M
3.25Ton
Electric Outboard 40kW x2
Lithium 120 kWh
22KN
35nmiles @ 8KN
CE Category-C