Placeholder canvas

Jaguar battery-powered boat breaks maritime speed record

Date:

UK auto major Jaguar has set a world record with its battery-powered V20E boat becoming the fastest breaking the maritime speed record.

Peter Dredge, the co-founder of Jaguar Vector, piloted the boat at speeds of 142 kmph per hour across eight miles of the Coniston Water lake in Cumbria, England. His speeds broke the previous record of 124 kmph set ten years ago.

The small and speedy boat was developed with racing experts over at Vector, as well as Williams Advanced Engineering, from which it borrowed the electric drivetrain’s components. The specifics of the battery, motor, and controller are unclear, but the team used similar hardware and technology that Jaguar uses in Formula E, the all-electric street racing series.

ALSO READ: This is how Aston Martin Rapide AMR will look like; production version unveiled

The company is in the midst of launching its first all-electric car, the Jaguar I-Pace. And this fall, a full field of I-Paces will compete against each other in a racing series that will take place before Formula E events.

Click here for Latest News updates and viral videos on our AI-powered smart news genie

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

Gangster-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

Banda: Gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away at...

IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals Defeat Delhi Capitals By 12 Runs

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals clinched a 12-run win over Delhi...

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Fraud

New Delhi: Sam Bankman-Fried, the renowned founder of cryptocurrency...