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This New Electric Buoy Doubles as a Floating Charging Station for Your Boat
2022-12-07
[Robb Report] Magonis has found a clever new way to extend the range of electric yachts at sea.

The Spanish yard, which has established itself as a pioneer of green technologies over the past five years, has just unveiled what it claims is the first "charging buoy." The new MagBuoy will officially debut at Boot Dusseldorf next January, but Magonis has decided to preview it and two other sustainable innovations ahead of the show.

Developed in-house by the research and development team in Figueres, the MagBuoy is compatible with electric boats and yachts by all yards. Equipped with a built-in battery, the buoy receives power via an underwater cable that is connected to the chosen city’s grid. To charge, seafarers can simply pull up to the buoy and plug its charging cable into their vessel.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  ^ Yep. He was still around in the early 60's, but I don't remember him appearing in the later 60's.
Posted by: James   2022-12-07 22:23  

#5  @#4: His "real" name, as concoted by some 20's marketing department, is/was "Reddy Kilowatt."

I kid you not.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-12-07 20:09  

#4  Electric Boy
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-07 14:13  

#3  What could possibly go wrong with this setup ?

I'm pretty sure that the higher levels of sodium and magnesium (along with other 'impurities') in seawater might become an issue when exposed (by whatever reason) to electricity.

Dead sea creatures and charred human bodies, B?
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-12-07 13:01  

#2  Shouldn’t it be pronouned as MagThingThatFloats so as not to cause microaggression…….?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2022-12-07 13:01  

#1  What could possibly go wrong with this setup ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-12-07 12:38  

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