As boatbuilder Dan Miller drove west on Route 3 one Saturday morning in April, headed for Liberty’s Lake St. George, he harbored all the usual concerns of a shipwright on a sea-trial day: Would the ...

This awesome boat, dubbed Firefly, is a six-person boat that is powered entirely by the sun. The first Firefly was built in 2010 by Dan Baker who decided to construct his own pontoon to cruise around ...

Cars aren't meant for the water, but Volkswagen's electric vehicle platform apparently is. On Tuesday, the German automaker announced cooperation with Silent Yachts, an Austrian company responsible ...

Boats of all shapes and sizes – from some of the world’s largest, most-luxurious yachts to sleek powerboats – cruise the waters near the Monaco Yacht Club on the Mediterranean Sea. Add a solar-powered ...

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes the newly ...

Jessica Cochran grew up on boats, but never thought about building one — until this year. The 17-year-old senior at Coast High School had little interest in engineering or woodwork, but after hearing ...

Electric watercraft are an increasingly popular segment of the boating market. But a new electric catamaran from Sweden known as the POL Lux is taking it one step further with an electric boat that ...

EDEN PRAIRIE – The sun didn’t make an appearance at the 2019 Solar Boat Regatta, but eight teams still powered their engines across Round Lake on Saturday, May 18. The Minnesota Renewable Energy ...

On a recent Wednesday, with the thermometer heading toward 90 degrees and the sun blasting, James Worden pulled up to a dock on the Charles River in Boston in a one-of-a-kind boat. Designed and built ...

The first boat race at the lake at the Clark County Fairgrounds will take place this week. The 24th annual Solar Splash competition — a collegiate solar boat race that highlights student engineering ...