The ePropulsion Zanzibar Project: How Electric Outboards Are Changing the Lives of Local Populations

27 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Plugboat

"Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries began addressing the problem with a program that would have 500 fibreglass boats built locally...most days the boats could run entirely on the 600W from the solar panels and a fully charged 4kWh battery could last through 4 days or more."

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