Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions. Speeding through Stockholm’s archipelago, electric boat maker Candela’s new P-12 vessel barely makes a sound as it glides over a meter (3 feet) above the water. Its developers hope the ferry, which was unveiled this week, will yield a new era of waterborne public transport. “This is a real leap forward,” said Erik Eklund, who is in charge of the commercial vessel division at Candela.
Scientists from Chalmer University of Technology, Sweden, think the size of EV batteries can be reduced by up to 70% using electric roads. This would mak.