New Zealand-based electric hydrofoiling technology company Vessev has unveiled its brand-new podded electric propulsion system engineered to ‘improve’ a vessel’s overall energy efficiency.
According to Vessev, the solution, which has been dubbed the VS–Drive, is a submersible motor that combines active cooling with custom direct-drive brushless motors in a modular design. It also possesses an internal closed-loop cooling system that allows it to maintain operating temperatures of below 50°C (around 122°F).