The world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry, Nova, has entered service in Stockholm, Sweden. Nova departed from its dock in the suburb of Tappström and completed the 15-kilometre route to Stockholm’s City Hall in just over 30 minutes, nearly half the time of the time of the diesel-powered V-class ferries that previously held the speed record
Nova is the first of the new P-12 model vessels designed by Candela Technology, a Stockholm-based company that specialises in hydrofoil electric vessels. Its computer-controlled hydrofoil wings lift the hull above water, reducing energy consumption by 80 per cent compared to conventional vessels by cutting water friction.
World’s first electric hydrofoil ferry begins service in Stockholm