Source: SFGate
“A high-tech electric ferry service began operating in Stockholm Tuesday, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands. In what Stockholm claimed as a world first, 25 commuters in the suburb of Ekero boarded the Nova, a hydrofoil ferry powered by electric motors. The ferry skimmed about 1 meter (3 feet) above the water and covered 15 kilometers (9 miles) to reach Stockholm’s City Hall in just 30 minutes. The morning commute on the regular diesel-powered ferry line takes 45 minutes without stops. ‘We are doing this to show the way in the green transition at sea,’ said Gustav Hemming, the city councilor in charge of climate and infrastructure. The aim of the nine-month pilot project was ‘to make more people park their cars and buy a (public transportation) card instead.'” (10/29/24)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/a-new-electric-hydrofoil-ferry-in-stockholm-19871286.php