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FEATURE
STATE OF THE
electricBOAT MARKET
T
By | Jeff Butler - Editor of Plugboats.com
here is a chart used by marketers
and historians that tracks how
quickly any new technology - from
cars to radios to microwave ovens to
smartphones - is taken up by a population.
This 'adoption curve' shows that people
called Innovators are the first to
latch on to something new, followed by
Early Adopters, then the Early and Late
Majority of people who make up about
2/3% of the population, trailed by the last
1/6 of people, the Laggards - the people
you know that still have only landlines.
Most people agree that electric cars are
now almost at the tipping point from the
Early Adopter to Early Majority phase,
where all the big money will begin to be
made.
That is having a big impact on electric
boats because the surge of automakers
jumping into the market means more efficient,
less expensive batteries are coming
along every day.
For electric boats, the expense is not
actually the boat itself, nor even the electric
motors, which have been around since
the late 1800s. It's the batteries.
The Candela C8 achieves high speeds and long range through the use of
computer-adjusted hydrofoils that let it fly above the water.
The Voltari is a Canadian-made all-electric deep vee performance boat.
So, with these lighter, more affordable
batteries, electric boats are rapidly moving
from the Innovator to Early Adopter
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phase and you are beginning to see a lot of
options on the market. Let's take a look.
There are dozens of ways to slice up

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Yachting February 2023

AT THE HELM: BOAT SHOWS ARE BACK!
FEATURE EDITORIAL: GALLERY OF 2023 NEW BOATS
SAIL PROFILE: SIX NEW SAILBOATS FROM THE US BOAT SHOW IN ANNAPOLIS
SPECIAL FEATURE: MCHAPPY
DESTINATION: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT - WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO
FEATURE: STATE OF THE ELECTRIC BOAT MARKET
THE PORT HOLE: FEBRUARY 2023
FEATURE: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
POWER REVIEW: PARKER POLAND 800 WEEKEND
CROSSING THE LINE: BOATING IS GREAT FOR SEX DRIVE
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - Intro
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - Cover1
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - Cover2
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - AT THE HELM: BOAT SHOWS ARE BACK!
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - 9
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE EDITORIAL: GALLERY OF 2023 NEW BOATS
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - 11
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - 15
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - SAIL PROFILE: SIX NEW SAILBOATS FROM THE US BOAT SHOW IN ANNAPOLIS
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - 21
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - SPECIAL FEATURE: MCHAPPY
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - DESTINATION: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT - WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE: STATE OF THE ELECTRIC BOAT MARKET
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - THE PORT HOLE: FEBRUARY 2023
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - POWER REVIEW: PARKER POLAND 800 WEEKEND
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - CROSSING THE LINE: BOATING IS GREAT FOR SEX DRIVE
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