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The All-Electric Q30 Is a Silent, Minimalist Dreamboat

Shhh. We're hunting serenity.

By Tanner Garrity @tannergarrity
July 5, 2018 9:00 am EDT

Oftentimes, a motorized boat ripping through calm water feels a bit oxymoronic.

Should one really interrupt the silent majesty of nature with a boat that runs on a loud, smoggy, gas-powered motor?

Answering that question, and honorably so: the electric Q30 motorboat from Q Yachts.

Powered by an Oceanvolt AXC20 electric motor and clad in glass fiber skin, the Q30 looks the part of a getaway boat in a Mediterranean heist flick. Able to push 15 knots with a respectable cruising speed of 9 knots, the no-emissions vehicle also makes approximately zero noise. See (and hear very little) for yourself here.

q30 (4 images)

Bonus? There’s a gorgeous cabin below deck with a buttery soft bed. Figures to be fairly quiet down there, too.

Find more info on the boat, which has been barnstorming European trade shows this summer, here.

Images: Q Yachts

Tanner Garrity

Tanner Garrity

Tanner Garrity is a senior editor at InsideHook, where he’s covered wellness, travel, sports and pop culture since 2017. Beyond the newsroom, he can usually be found running, skating, reading, writing fiction or playing tennis. He lives in Brooklyn.
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