Electric motors have been used to propel boats since the late 1800’s, and since that time motor technology has operated under mostly the same configuration, deemed ‘radial flux’.

Traction motors do have several years in operation and for this reason the best practices from the automotive industry could be evaluated for other applications, as electric or hybrid vessels.

When you step aboard the Mira today, it’s hard to imagine the state she was once in. Built in 1953

At Helios Marine, every product we build floats on the foundation of smart, safe, and scalable battery technology. But our journey to a vertically integrated energy system didn’t start with factory-fresh packs.

This excerpt is posted with permission from a report originally published by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, and can be

The marine sector is in a period of significant adjustment, as emissions management regimes and ambitious emissions reduction targets are applied variously for different ports, waterways and markets.