EARTH CLIPPER © Wight Shipyard

Uber Boat’s EARTH CLIPPER launched

High-speedThe first of two hybrid catamarans Uber Boat by Thames Clippers are building at Wight Shipyard has been launched and named EARTH CLIPPER.

The hybrid design will allow the new vessels to operate solely on battery power while transporting commuters and sightseers through the Capital – throughout the Central Zone, between Tower and Battersea Power Station piers – and recharge while using biofuelled power outside of central London. The technology is not reliant on shore-based charging; the new boats will use excess power from the biofuelled engines to re-charge their batteries for the central London stretch.

The new boats push the boundaries in catamaran design to deliver a future-friendly option that can be made even greener as and when technology allows. As well as being the city’s most eco-friendly passenger boats, these will be Uber Boat by Thames Clippers’ quietest vessels.

More about EARTH CLIPPER here https://www.thamesclippers.com/news/uk-transport-gets-greener-with-arrival-of-first-hybrid-high-speed-passenger-ferry

Apr 17 2023