Luxury and sustainability arent words that you often see together.
Owning a yacht is peak rich-person lifestyle, I assume.
I wouldnt know, I dont own one.
Think of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix and you get the idea.
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But it seems there is a growing enthusiasm in the posh yacht world for hybrid and electric drivetrains.
The eye-catching boat that reeled me in on Robb Report is from acompany called Silent Yachts.
Built atop a 24-meter-long catamaran platform, the vessel features three decks, six staterooms, andunlimited range.
Silent Yachts is largely recognized to have created the worlds first solar-powered yacht with its Solarwave 46.
Since Silent Yachts has proved there is a market for this kind of boat, others have followed.
Robb Report citesSerenity YachtsandBYD Group not the car company as other noteworthy manufacturers operating in this niche.
Manufacturers of super yachts boats over 24 meters long and professionally staffed are also exploring electric drivetrains.
Even though the project was successful, the super yacht world was slow to adapt.
That will help create the mindset, he added.
Thats over five and a halftimes larger than the yearlycarbon footprintLiechtenstein.
There is absolutely no question that these kinds of boats need to pivot to less polluting drivetrains.
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Story byMatthew Beedham
Matthew is the editor of SHIFT.
He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.
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