- From the VW ID.3 and ID.4 to this solar-powered ship called the Silent-Yacht 50, VW is ready to spread its EV love around as part of its overall promotion of electromobility.
- VW is partnering with Austrian builder Silent-Yachts and VW division Seat's Cupra on the electric boat, which will use VW's batteries, pulse-controlled inverters, and electric motors.
- We're starting to detect a bit of a trend here, since both Toyota and BMW have also looked for ways to adapt their zero-emission powertrains to the open seas.
For millennia, watercraft were the only zero-emission vehicles on the planet. But then along came wheels and then diesel engines and bunker fuel, and things got messy. Sure, sailboats have always kept their carbon-neutral propulsion system, but they're about to be joined by solar-powered yachts powered with help from Volkswagen.
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