June launch for new Formula 60 Electric Speedboat Championship

June launch for new Formula 60 Electric Speedboat Championship

From Plugboats by Plugboats

March 16, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of the Formula 60 Electric Speedboat Championship and the growing interest in electric boat propulsion.

An electric boat speed record set last September has now set the stage for a whole new speedboat racing series, the Formula 60 Electric Speedboat Championship. Together with the global E1 Championships launched in 2024, these competitions demonstrate the ever-rising interest in electric boat propulsion. Last year German electric boat motor manufacturer Molabo began working with three partners –  boatbuilder Kaiser Bootsmanufaktur, Team Tech-ouT E-Racing and green mobility expert Protenergies, to retrofit Molabo’s 50 kW ARIES 48 V drive system into a combustion-powered Formula-4 (F4) boat. Listen to this article as a podcast The F4 boats are 3.9 m (≈ 13 ft) ‘tunnel catamarans’ with a wing or aerofoil built-in to their design. The class is very popular across Western Europe, the U.K, and Middle East. In the internal combustion version they can be powered by the four-stroke 60 EFI Racing or 60 APX, both 60 horsepower outboards and both from Mercury Racing. The Molabo ARIES is rated at approximately 80 hp and the boat established an electric F4 world speed record of 91.5 kph (55 mph) on a one kilometre course. The speeds were clocked and verified by the Union…

Topics covered

  • electric boats
  • speedboat racing
  • Formula 60
  • Molabo
  • E1 Championships

Keywords

  • speed record
  • electric propulsion
  • boat racing
  • F4 boats

Mentioned in this episode

Products: F4, 60 EFI Racing, 60 APX, Molabo, E1, the E1 Series, Formula 60 Electric, Molabo ARIES, Formula-4 boat

Places: Albi, Western Europe, U.K, Middle East, France, Chalon-sur-Saône, Caen

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