(17 Feb 2023)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Bay, California - 8 February 2023
1. Various of Navier 30 test boat "flying" on San Francisco Bay
HEADLINE: Startups race to bring electric boats to maritime market
ANNOTATION: The Navier 30 is an electric hydrofoil boat that lifts the hull above the water’s surface for a smoother ride. It can travel 75 nautical miles on a single charge.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sampriti Bhattacharyya, Navier CEO:
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"The big challenge with electric boat is range. And what hydrofoil does is that it gets rid of the hydrodynamic drag and it flies above water. So it increases the range like two to three times a traditional electric boat."
3. Navier 30 test boat cruising on San Francisco Bay
4. Sampriti Bhattacharyya driving boat toward Golden Gate Bridge
5. Drone shot of boat heading toward Golden Gate Bridge
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sampriti Bhattacharyya, Navier CEO:
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"Not only it's electric, you're gliding above the water, so there is no seasickness. It's just a smooth, like smooth ride quality. You don't feel the waves. It's like you're on a jet plane."
7. Sampriti Bhattacharyya driving boat San Francisco skyline in background
8. Navier boat cruising on San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island
9. Wake of Navier boat traveling away from San Francisco

ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Bay, California - 13 February 2023
15. Candela C-8 on San Francisco Bay
ANNOTATION: The Candela C-8 is an electric boat with a range of 57 nautical miles.
16. Tanguy de Lamotte driving Candela C-8
17. Candela C-8 lifting off onto hydrofoils

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sausalito, California - 13 February 2023
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanguy de Lamotte, Candela US CEO:
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"When the boat accelerates, we have foils that are under the water, and these foils will push the boat out of the water. So it's basically a flying boat that uses a lot less energy than a conventional boat, because we don't make any waves. And this way, we can have an electric boat that actually goes quite far."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Bay, California - 13 February 2023
19. Various of Tanguy de Lamotte driving Candela C-8 on San Francisco Bay

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sausalito, California - 13 February 2023
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanguy de Lamotte, Candela US CEO:
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"This boat is the future of leisure boating. But the mission at Candela is really to create a big impact and reduce as much the CO2 emission for maritime transportation."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Bay, California - 13 February 2023
21. Candela C-8 "landing" on water in San Francisco Bay

STORYLINE:

Two startups are racing to bring electric-powered boats to the maritime masses, at least the wealthier ones. But they don't want to make waves in the crowded boating marketplace.

Swedish company Candela and Alameda, California-based Navier make electric hydrofoil speedboats that lift the hull above the water’s surface at higher speeds, offering a smoother and quieter ride.

"Not only it's electric, you're gliding above the water, so there is no seasickness. It's just a smooth, like smooth ride quality. You don't feel the waves. It's like you're on a jet plane," Navier CEO Sampriti Bhattacharyya said during an interiew bobbing on San Francisco Bay.

The two companies recently invited the Associated Press to test ride their hydrofoil boats, the Candela C-8 and Navier 30, on San Francisco Bay in Northern California.














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