Electric boats are slowly taking off in Maine

MAINE PUBLIC • October 3, 2022

The Maine coastline is home to many workboats with chugging diesel engines and whining outboards, but electrification is slowly making its way out onto the water. The new designs are nearly silent, and don’t directly burn fossil fuels. But advocates of the technology say the coming challenge will be to persuade commercial mariners to make the switch to battery power.