"Team Coconut is advancing sustainability through the sport of sailing. We have worked with Oceanvolt and Neo Yachts to build an electric, high-performance sailboat which harvests power in multiple ways from the sun and wind. Coconut is all-electric from the 15 kW ServoProp from Oceanvolt to the electric lifting keel and the induction range in the galley." – Ken M, owner of the NEO 430 Roma
The Neo 430#7 (NEO Yachts first full electric S/Y ) with a telescopic electric keel launched a few weeks back. The batteries can be recharged with the propeller when sailing, by 0.8 kW of fixed solar panels and by a removable 2 kW solar tend! After 3 weeks of sailing tests she will be shipped to Florida. Thanks to her technology she will be able to sail in shallow water and enter protected areas.
Technology used in the electric NEO 430 Roma sailboat :
- Boatbuilder: Neo Yachts & Composites
- Country: Italy / USA
- LOA: 13.06 m
- Boat beam: 4.06 m
- Displacement: 5700 kg
- Electric motor system: Oceanvolt ServoProp 15
- Electric motor system nominal power: 15kW
- Electric motor system voltage: 48 V
- Propulsion batteries: 30.4kWh of lithium-ion batteries