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Hyperdrives bets on a smaller electric propulsion future

2026-08-05T14:11:00+01:00

Could one of the biggest opportunities for vessel propulsion lie not in the kind of fuel, but in shrinking the electric motor by up to 70%? That’s what Robin Renz, CEO of start-up Hyperdrives, believes, and he told MJ editor Debbie Mason how.