Hydrofoil water taxi concept

The prototype of the Sea Bubble should be ready for testing early in 2017

A new concept of water taxi designed to operate on rivers has been developed in France. Called the Sea Bubble to reflect its shape this new water taxi is powered by electric thrusters and uses hydrofoils to reduce the power requirements, allowing the Sea Bubble to operate at speeds up ...

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