244 Electric Narrowboats the future for our canals

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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 i... • Positive Charge: • 168. Electric narrowboat on the Droit... • Hire Purpose: • 169. Electric narrowboats with no gen... • 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

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