wellington electric boat building
Wellington electric boat building company are in the process of building the first fully electric ferry in the southern hemisphere: carbon composite passenger ferry 19 metres long, 7 metres wide. 135 passengers. fully electric. charging time: 15 minutes. speed: 20 knots. download our flyer. The project will also spawn a new boat building industry in wellington’s seaview, with east by west taking the initiative to form the wellington electric boat building company (webb), to be headed by experienced boat builder, fraser foote, previously of whangarei, who built east by west’s second ferry, cobar cat in 2006.. Wellington remains on track to be the first in the southern hemisphere to have a fully electric passenger ferry. despite covid-19 delaying construction, on friday the boat deck was lifted onto the. 
wellington electric boat building It will be built by the wellington electric boat building company, established by east by west in seaview, lower hutt.. the 19-metre, 135-passenger boat, which will become the company’s “flagship” ferry, will add three or four additional round trip services a day at peak times, ward says.. The vessel is designed for east by west’s wellington cross-harbour ferry route and to be built to survey under maritime new zealand. a newly formed build company – the wellington electric boat building company – headed up by experienced boat builder, fraser foote, will manufacture the vessel in its new seaview premises in hutt city..
