CruisingTheCut | 244. Electric Narrowboats: the future for our canals? @CruisingTheCut | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 14 hours ago
At the end of May 2021, I attended a narrowboat trials day arranged by boat builder Ortomarine. Starting on the River Severn and going up the Droitwich canals, eight boats using a variety of power plants would have their fuel, efficiency and any solar input measured and compared. This video summarises what happened and the results.

Update 31/10/21 - they’ve finally (!) released the event report. See ortomarine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ortomarine-Narrowboat-Trial-Final-Report.pdf

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Ortomarine:
ortomarine.co.uk

Hybrid Marine:
hybridmarine.co.uk

More details about two of the serial hybrid boats can be found here:-
Perseverance: perseverancenb.com
Old Nick: thesumpnersafloat.com

Other videos I’ve done about electric boats:
Silent Running: youtu.be/a43d9V6DlgU
Positive Charge: youtu.be/MOcBGlEliYA
Hire Purpose: youtu.be/rNFDdgkiJGk

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