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Could This Electric HydroFoiling Boat be the Ocean's Tesla?

Ep. 210

[VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE] Vessev has built a battery-powered boat that flies above waves on metal foils. This episode takes you on board the VS-9 and inside the company's new factory. Could this start-up be the Tesla of the ocean?


Guests:

Eric Laakman, Vessev CEO

Will McCabe, Head of Production Engineering

Mike Clancy, Head of Vessel Controls

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