World’s first all-electric yacht unveiled (photos)

Hinckley Yachts, the builder of America’s finest yachts for nearly 90 years, is not new to brining innovation into the luxury boating industry. 

In the 90s, the company launched its first Picnic Boat, called Dasher, which became hugely popular across the globe.

Continuing its legacy of innovation, Hinckley has revived the Dasher moniker to introduce the world’s first fully electric luxury yacht, Luxurylaunches.com reports.

The new Dasher is a 28.5-foot fully electric vessel which has twin 80 hp electric inboard motors and BMW lithium batteries with enough juice to give it a 40-mile range at 10mph speed. It can reach a top speed of 28 mph.

The electric luxury yacht sports a carbon-epoxy composite hull shape designed by Michael Peters to provide superior performance and handling.

The Dasher weighs just 6,500 pounds making it the lightest boat Hinckley has ever built.