Jeff Butler

In the second race of the third season of the E1 electric speedboat series, first place was taken by the team owned by actor Will Smith – which also landed them on top of the championship standings for the first time ever.

Founded in 2009 on the shores of one of Europe's largest fossil-fuel-free lakes, WIA Yachts now has a line of seven all-electric models, the latest being the Hardtop version of their popular WIA 520.

Joe Grez is an experienced consumer product developer with a degree in physics and portfolio of US patents. In 2008, when he was required to put a mandatory

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is a regular collection of electric boat and boating news items that we have written about before and are updating, or items we are going to write about but are waiting for more information / developments – or items that are just tidbits you might find interesting.

Inspired by the llaut boats that have been plying the waters of the Balearic Islands since the Middle Ages, the SAMAR 50 solar electric yacht marries a hull that's been proven over the centuries with the latest advances in zero emission propulsion. The result is impressive.

Riding the wave of the launch of their first model – the F800 – at Boot Dusseldorf, electric boat builder ESEA has completed its initial seed funding round. It is now set to build on its long term vision: a new generation of boats that are environmentally responsible, intuitive to use and designed around the real needs of modern boaters.

On June 6 Pleasure Cove Marina at Lake Berryessa near Napa, California, will host the first Lake Berryessa Electric Boat Festival, preceded on Friday by an Electric Marine Leadership Summit discussing the future of electric boating in the United States.

In this Plugboats Guide to Electric Boat Exhibitors we highlight some of the electric Sailboats, Power Boats, Watertoys, Jetskis, Motors and Batteries that will be showing at the Salone, along with a Directory of all electric boats exhibitors that includes links to their websites for further information.

With a win by Angola Westbrook Racing (owned by actor Will Smith) in Dubrovnik this past weekend, his team now leads the race for the E1 season championship as the sport continues to grow in popularity. Tom Brady's Team Brady – champion of the first two season – is in second spot followed by Team AlUla Championed by NBA star LeBron James.

The first Experience centre outside Changshu is in Bangkok and was developed with local dealer Thai Maritec. It encourages and allows customers to explore ExploMar's high-performance electric outboards up close. They can ask questions, get answers and get out on the water for real-world usage and detailed follow-up on the practical side of electric boating, including charging and energy management.