right, i m following you. yes, come. under this 25 foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. you ll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then we ll let you drive. we need to stabilise it, much like a fighterjet. then we feel how we re oriented, where we are in the world, and then about 100 times per second, we are adjustable by twisting it and changing the angle to keep stable. this is where it gets exciting. let s go. wow! i can feel the sensation of the boat lifting up. it does actually feel like we re flying. and without the hull in the water, it s using 80% less power than
to a variety of sailing vessels. motor boats use fuel that create greenhouse gases. they can leak petrol and they can cause noise pollution. so, i m here to take a look at some electric boats that aim to overcome these problems, including one that doesn t cut through the waves, but glides above them. right, i m following you. yes, come. under this 25 foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. you ll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then we ll let you drive. we need to stabilise it, much like a fighterjet. then we feel how we re oriented, where we are in the world, and then about 100 times per second, we are adjustable by twisting it and changing the angle to keep stable. this is where it gets exciting. let s go. wow! i can feel the sensation
and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 miles of that. the rest still has to come from plugging it in. however, 45 miles might be enough to get you to work and back. you can fast charge it using a normal charger, but the solar panel will recharge your commute every day. so, basically, when you put it outside of your office space, then it recharges itself, and when you get back, the car is full again. and, basically, that happens every day. in the summer in the netherlands, you wouldn t have to charge for months if you do just your commute. really! i m from the uk i know what you re talking about, yeah. yeah. and, basically, uk and the netherlands are the worst i%, right? it will get a lot better when you go to south europe. why did you set up a company here,
of design work and then the decision makers decide they don t like it, and therein lies a problem because a lot of money and time has been spent getting there. we kept betastreets as a simple tool for most people and not something you need to work in design for two years to be able to do. the idea is anyone can take a photo of their local area, upload it to betastreets and the software will do the work for you. this tool analyses the photo to work out the geometry of the image and that makes adding street furniture, cycle lanes and trees a doddle. is that a sensible place to put a bike hangar? laughter. that s a no, then. this is chaos. you do not want someone like me having a go at your street. let s put a slide here over the kerb so you can climb up there and then slide down onto the red bit of the road. have you got flumes?
but next for me is another swedish company called x shore that s making electric boats better connected. hey! hello. nice boat. thank you, thank you. she s a beauty. i believe you have something to give me before we get on board. i have. so, you will be able to start the boat with this one. garmin s gps and vitals tracking smartwatch comes with added nauticalfunctions. man overboard on, unlocked. and then if you fall in, then it stops. now, this won t be as energy efficient as hydroplaning, but it s still powerful. in four seconds, we will be up well above 30 knots, so everyone needs to hold on. is everyone ready? yes. give her everything you got. just full throttle. laughter yep, i m flooring it. it s similar to candela