Together with Sud Plaisance, Candela will be opening an electric boat experience in Cannes this September.
This coming September 2022, Candela announced that they will open an electric boat experience in Cannes on France’s Côte d’Azur, collaborating with Sud Plaisance, the leading recreational boat dealer in France. It will be available at the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival—the most prestigious boat show on the planet—According to Cleantechnica.
They will be showcasing their ultra-efficient, foiling Candela C-8, its first electric day cruiser that offers a long range and high speed, making it the best electric boat ever. Candela’s CEO and founder Gustav Hasselskog said: “We’re building an electric boat that doesn’t compete with ICE powerboats. It is vastly better. I believe that’s what’s needed to speed up the transition to sustainable boating,”
Speeding along the French Riviera is a favorite pastime for some citizens there, however, speedboats leave tons of carbon dioxide. A conventional V-hull speedboats in the 8-meter range use 15 times more fuel per kilometer than a normal family car. These engines are some of the least regulated on the planet. Conventional motorboats are also often costly, make a lot of noise, and trigger rough seas.
With the Candela C-8, it automatically adapts to weather conditions, waves and load differences. These stabilized conditions create a comfortable ride for riders.
“Our goal with the Candela C-8 was not only to build the best electric boat, but to make a vastly better boat than today’s powerboats. To do away with all the drawbacks and provide a far better experience,” Hasselskog said.
Here is a comparison of an 8-m Planing Boat with combustion engine and a Candela C-8 with C-POD:
| 8-M PLANING BOAT WITH COMBUSTION ENGINE | CANDELA C-8 WITH C-POD | |
| Mass | 2500 kg | 1800 kg |
| Lift/drag ratio | 4,5 | 15.5 |
| Drag (N) | 5556 | 1161 |
| Speed (kn) | 25 | 25 |
| Power needed (kW)* | 71 | 15 |
| Motor efficiency | 28.0% | 92.0% |
| Transmission efficiency | 97.0% | 99.5% |
| Propeller efficiency | 70.0% | 79.0% |
| Total efficiency | 19.0% | 72.3% |
| Input power(kW) | 376 | 21 |
| Shaft power (kW)* | 105 | 19 |
*With the Hydrofoils, the Candela only needs 15kW of energy to reach 25 knots. This is a lot less than what a standard boat needs- 71kW. The Candela also has a higher efficiency at turning fuel into thrust- 72% compared to 19% with the conventional boat.
*the difference between “Power needed” and “Shaft Power” is due to the losses from shaft to propeller.
