The promise of electric aviation has been weighed down by the limited range of batteries and the long certification process. Regent co-founder and CEO Billy Thalheimer, who previously worked at Aurora Flight Sciences, has looked to maritime — and more specifically, electric seagliders — for the answer to these two challenges. “How can we do […]
Beta Technologies unveils first passenger carrying electric aircraft
Beta Technologies unveiled Monday the next electric aircraft in its lineup — a passenger-carrying version of its ALIA vertical takeoff and landing and fixed-wing vehicles. Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles don’t rely on a runway, whereas fixed-wing aircraft do. The Vermont-based startup, which has raised over $860 million in equity to date from heavy hitters like Amazon’s The Climate Pledge, is pursuing electric aviation a little differently, and more discreetly, than other
Sep 30, 2024
Arc gets its first major order for electric tugboats worth $160M
Arc's boats have so far been all-electric, and the company's ambitious mission is to electrify all watercraft. The new tugs will largely operate on electric propulsion, with the motors putting out over 4,000 horsepower drawn from a massive 6 MWh battery onboard.
Sep 10, 2025
Electric outboard startup Pure Watercraft is selling itself for parts
A hopeful entrant in the emerging market of electric watercraft is out of action and being sold for parts. Pure Watercraft was founded in 2011 with the intention of replacing gas-based outboard motors with fully electric ones. We covered the company in 2016 when it began taking preorders for its first commercial outboards, and in 2020 Pure raised $23 million to step up production. GM even took a 25% stake in Pure as part of its big investment in electric infrastructure. The company offered a el
Sep 21, 2024
Candela brings its P-12 electric ferry to Tahoe and adds another $14M to build more
Electric passenger boat startup Candela has topped off its most recent raise with another $14 million, the company announced Thursday, and has sold the first of its ferries in the U.S. — bound for Lake Tahoe. Candela makes a series of all-electric hydrofoiling watercraft, meaning the body of the boat rises above the surface of the water on fins as it gets up to speed. This looks a little precarious but is actually quite stable (I’ve piloted one myself) and helps reduce water resistance, raising
Nov 21, 2024