Meet the Candela C-8: An Electric Boat Powered By Polestar via insideevs.com
While Polestar is still a young automobile company, the Gothenburg-based EV manufacturer's brand development has been working in overdrive. Delivering both the 1 and 2 stateside and aiming to deliver its upcoming 3 SUV by the end of 2023, Polestar's lineup is quickly expanding. But in August 2022,entered a venture with Candela, another Sweden-based electromobility firm. But this venture wasn't for a road vehicle, but rather a water-bound one.
Candela is an electric boat manufacturer attempting to make electric boats more viable by offering highly efficient powertrains. As for electric cars, aerodynamics, weight, and powertrain efficiency are crucial to squeezing out the most range. But this formula isn't bespoke to cars; in fact, implementing these design techniques into other vehicles can yield similar efficiency gains.
For Candela, its team knew that just putting batteries and an electric motor in a regular boat wouldn't suffice, so it sought hydrofoil technology. In a typical boat, the hull has contact with the water, leaving a massive surface area open to frictional losses. In an electric boat, this could mean a devastating efficiency drop resulting in limited range.In a hydrofoil, retractable wings will extend from the hull and create a lifting force similar to an airplane wing.
While the concept was there, the startup saw issues with the C-8's batteries. Simply, Candela thought its battery tech wasn't ready to provide enough range for a mass-market product. In need of batteries, the firm networked around, and Polestar decided to work with the aquatic startup to get its boats back into the air.
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