244. Electric Narrowboats: the future for our canals?

At the end of May 2021, I attended a narrowboat trials day arranged by boat builder Ortomarine. Starting on the River Severn and going up the Droitwich canals, eight boats using a variety of power plants would have their fuel, efficiency and any solar input measured and compared. This video summarises what happened and the results. Update 31/10/21 - they’ve finally (!) released the event report. See https://www.ortomarine.co.uk/wp-conte... If you have enjoyed the video, a tip can be left via https://www.ko-fi.com/davidjohns or   / cruisingthecut   Ortomarine: https://www.ortomarine.co.uk Hybrid Marine: https://www.hybridmarine.co.uk More details about two of the serial hybrid boats can be found here:- Perseverance: https://www.perseverancenb.com/ Old Nick: https://thesumpnersafloat.com/ Other videos I’ve done about electric boats: Silent Running:    • 69. A hybrid diesel-electric engine in a c...   Positive Charge:    • 168. Electric narrowboat on the Droitwich ...   Hire Purpose:    • 169. Electric narrowboats with no generato...   Got a question? Read this! https://www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk/f-a-q/ Boat & Filming gear I use: https://www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk/gear/ Twitter:   / cruisingthecut   Instagram:   / cruisingthecut   Facebook:   / cruisingthecut   Web: http://www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk Tip jar at https://www.ko-fi.com/davidjohns or   / cruisingthecut   Get your Cruising the Cut mugs, t-shirts and other merch here: https://cruisingthecut.myspreadshop.c... Theme music: "Vespers" by Topher Mohr and Alex Alena, from the YouTube music library #narrowboat #canal #cruisingthecut #narrowboats #canals #liveaboard