Volkswagen And Silent Yachts Join Hands to Make Solar-Powered Catamarans

This is definitely the future and it is happening now. These two companies have come together to create a water machine consisting of the same powertrain as VW’s ID.3 and ID.4. This development is exciting and it definitely promises to be one major milestone in the world of catamarans.

German automaker to make yachts

For almost a century now, the very famous German car brand Volkswagen has been making some of the best cars and luxury cars for the world. Its tagline Das Auto resonates with every car lover in the world. Well Volkswagen is now mixing its profile and has now added the maufacturing of yachts as part of is business. Its confirmed the launch of its upcoming solar-electric catamaran that will propel the German automobile giant into the world of yachts and catamarans too. This new yacht will be empowered by Volkswagen's modular e-drive system (MEB) powertrain and solar panels.

Silent Yachts & Volkswagen

Volkswagen has commenced its new journey in the world of yachts by shaking hands with Silent Yachts, an Austria based yacht developer that has made a name for itself in the world of yachts. Their joint venture is going to create a solar eletric catamaran that will deploy the tech and powertrains currently used in Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ID.4 that are already empowering a lot of catamarans.

About Silent Yachts

Headquartered in Austria, Silent Yachts has made a mark for itself globally for creating the extremely well received and appreciated first solar-powered catamarans. These new age multihulls have been gaining in popularity over the years. Aptly also referred to as the Teslas of the seas due to their luxury quotient and their eco friednly qualities, these solar-electric catamarans by Silent Yachts work with the help of solar panels and lithium batteries. This energy combination delivers long lasting performance without noise, emissions, fumes or vibrations.

The history of Silent Yachts is rich with stories of dedication and innovation. They created SOLARWAVE 46 in 2009 which was the first yacht that was propelled solely by solar energy and which also created energy to empower household appliances including cooktops, stoves and the freezer to the air conditioning, washing-machine and water-maker on board. In recent times, Silent Yachts have been honoured by multiple awrads for their relentless research and development in creating new technology for yachts.