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Posted on 04/12/2026 2:12:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Tourists and commuters along Norway’s stunning coastline will soon travel aboard “flying” electric ferries—quietly whizzing above the water to their destinations.
A Norwegian leader in sustainable transport, Boreal AS, has ordered 20 electric hydrofoil vessels from Candela Technology, with deliveries next year from the Swedish company that will launch the world’s largest electric fleet.
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The P-12’s unique performance comes from computer-controlled hydrofoils—wings mounted beneath the hull—that lift the vessel above the water at speeds above 18 knots. By flying above the waves, drag is drastically reduced, and energy consumption drops by around 80 percent compared with conventional vessels of similar size.
Furthermore, the efficient P-12 can fully recharge in an hour using standard DC car fast chargers, avoiding the expensive megawatt-scale charging systems required by conventional electric ferries.
The capability was recently demonstrated during a voyage between Sweden and Norway, when the P-12 completed the longest electric sea journey to date, recharging along the route using a mobile battery system transported by a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup.
Passengers will also see a major upgrade in comfort. The vessel’s digital flight controller reads wave conditions using sensors and adjusts the hydrofoils in real time, ensuring a smooth ride even in rough seas.
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Electric and water, what could possibly go wrong.
i wonder if these battery ferries will be any more successful than ‘lectric buses in the USA?
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Well, they’ll be on water when they catch fire or stop working. Is that considered more successful?
Obviously some sort of lithium batteries, which do not behave very well in a salt-water environment. How long will it be before we’re hearing about hundreds dead in hydrofoil fire. Once a bank of lithium batteries commence to “runaway” or ignite, those on board are going to have about 90 seconds to evacuate.
...aaaaaaand the electricity to charge those EVs comes from where??...
Never knew that the Ford EV truck could tread water!
Fast charging damages the battery physically, and diminishes the overall condition and life of the battery.
Well, when the EV batteries eventually ignite, they could just blow a hole in the bottom of the boat. It would sink. It would not put out the fire, but at least it would not spread the fire. The underwater pollution is a small price to pay. EVs are saving the planet.
MGuy covered this boat issue
IF you can generate the power, you need to send that power down to the coast.
The grid around coastal areas is weak. One has to vastly increase grid capacity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8om4Y4D6XE
Where’s my sceptic beanie?
1KPH = 1.15MPH
LOL
“Well, they’ll be on water when they catch fire or stop working. Is that considered more successful?”
nope, worse, much worse: salt water accelerates lithium battery fires, which is why one reads about auto carriers from Japan burning up uncontrollably whenever a lithium battery fire gets started in one of the brand new EVs being transported from Japan to the USA ...
by golly she’s done it- perpetual energy
Pixie Dust? I don't think so. The reduction in energy required for a foil is substantial. Foil surfboards can be propelled simply by pumping the board they are so efficient.
Pixie Dust? I don't think so. The reduction in energy required for a foil is substantial. Foil surfboards can be propelled simply by pumping the board they are so efficient.
The article doesn’t say what their capacity is but from the photos it looks like they can carry about two dozen passengers apiece, which make them more like seagoing jitneys than ferries.
They’ll slice up the Orcas like salami.
I am guessing that most of the electricity is generated through hydroelectric power plants. Norway has a lot of them. Norway is one of the few countries that has that kind of geography and climate.
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