electric or internal combustion?
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Publié le
24/01/2019
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Philippe Echelle
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For electric outboard propulsion By Laurent Béranger from Naviwatt Having just qualified as an engineer, and being sensitive to environmental issues, in 2014 I bet three friends that I could sail round the world without a drop of fossil fuel (Eco Sailing Project). In 2007, Yannick Wileveau, a doctor of geology, decided to change course; after a year of studying and courses, he became a naval architect, founded the company Naviwatt, and created one of the first electric boats in France, the Zephyr. It was therefore Yannick who designed and installed the 100% electric and independent prop…