Candela C POD Electric Pod Drive (2021) Slide Show

A silent revolution beneath It will last a lifetime without maintenance, is four times more efficient than the best electric outboards and makes for a totally silent boat ride. With the launch of the Candela CPOD boat motor, the Swedish marine tech company Candela is aiming to disrupt boating as we know it. Combustion engine outboards are noisy, require expensive maintenance, cost a small fortune to run and emit more CO2 per kilometer than most road vehicles. All this is set to change with the revolutionary Candela CPOD, an electric pod drive developed by Europes leading electric boat manufacturer, the Stockholmbased tech firm Candela. What would be the best boat propulsion one could imagine Here are some ideas: electric, completely silent, without oil changes and with an almost unlimited lifetime. Add to that almost no losses converting most of the energy to thrust, says Gustav Hasselskog, Candelas Founder and CEO In other boat motors, be it electric or fossil fuel, the motor is typically si