CANDELA ELECTRIFIES POPULAR POWERBOAT AMERICA’S MOST

Swedish electric boat company Candela has revealed the world’s first fully-electric foiling center console boat. Take a look at the all new C-8 Center Console!

Candela’s C-8 Center Console is designed to electrify America’s best-selling boat segment, offering unprecedented electric speed, range, and energy efficiency that is several times higher than traditional gas boats, providing an unmatched boating experience for anglers, families, and watersport enthusiasts alike.

Flying on computer-guided hydrofoils, underwater wings, the Candela C-8 CC soars above chop and wake, using 80% less energy than conventional vee hulls, enabling a range of 65 miles at a cruising speed of 22 knots/25 mph. This is three times longer than any other electric boat on the market, and plenty of range for fishing trips, watersports, or cruising to your favorite sandbar. For mooring, the foils retract into the hull at the push of a button on the touchscreen. Once foil-borne at 16 knots, the vessel’s Candela C-POD direct-drive pod motor is near-silent in flight. Soaring over the waves, the C-8 CC is stabilized by its Flight controller - a computer - which continually adjusts the hydrofoils to ensure a steady and bump-free ride in waves and chop.

While traditional center console deep-vee fishing boats are known for their appetite for fuel, the electric Candela C-POD motor efficiently converts the stored electricity in the batteries to thrust, resulting in minimal wastage of energy to propel the C-8 forward. Combined with Candela’s hydrofoils, this results in unmatched efficiency. While 28/29-foot deep-vee boats often have a pair of 400hp outboards, the C-8 CC’s single 100hp pod motor is enough to take off with eight people on board, at a cost that is less than 10 dollars for a full battery charge. The motor requires no maintenance for 3,000 hours.

WHO ARE CANDELA?

Candela’s mission is to speed up the transition to fossil fuel-free lakes and oceans.

Zero emissions, zero noise, zero seasickness, zero maintenance, zero gas and oil, and zero wake, but 100% fun. Candela was founded in 2014 by CEO Gustav Hasselskog, employs 180+ persons, and has offices in Stockholm, San Francisco, and Cannes. Production takes place in Stockholm.

Candela’s boats are up to 95% more energy efficient than conventional ICE boats, and offer passengers a smoother, quieter experience on the water because they fly above it instead of crashing through the waves. Propulsion comes from Candela’s compact C-POD electric motors, which stay fully submerged while running, further eliminating noise and vibrations onboard, plus they’re designed to run for a lifetime without ever requiring maintenance. Candela is the world’s first maker of electric hydrofoiling boats and ships.

Scan this QR code to listen to The Everything EV Podcast with Candela’s Mikael Mahlberg!