Polestar Announces Multi-year Agreement With Electric Boat Manufacturer Candela

Polestar announces multi-year agreement with Candela (Photo: Polestar)

JAKARTA - The Swedish automotive company, Polestar announced its multi-year agreement a few days ago. Under the agreement, Polestar will supply Candela with a regular batch of batteries and charging systems.

Candela is an electric boat manufacturer, founded in 2014 and based in Stockholm. The C-8 Candela model became the best-selling electric boat in Europe.

“I was blown away by the way the Candela boat glides elegantly and efficiently through, or better, on the water the incredible testament to the aesthetics and great experiences that modern and sustainable technology can create,” said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in a statement.

When talking about EVs, cars tend to come to mind. But there are other types of transportation that are important to the electric revolution. Which is why we've partnered with electric boat manufacturer @CandelaBoat as a battery supplier. Learn more here: https://t.co/08umadd9AB pic.twitter.com/QR6C9SodcB

— Polestar (@PolestarCars) August 23, 2022

Not only supplying batteries, Ingenlath also mentioned that Polestar will be part of a future project with Candela, supplying key parts for the innovative propulsion of the Candela ship.

"As a battery supplier to Candela, we can help drive the transition to cleaner oceans and lakes, and electrify water transportation."

On the other hand, Candela CEO Gustav Hasselskog revealed, his collaboration by combining Candela hydrofoil technology and batteries from Polestar will accelerate the mass adoption of electric boats.

“While car electrification has progressed rapidly in recent years, the marine sector is lagging behind. With Polestar, I believe we can change that."

From this collaboration we can see that the Polestar and Candela partnership is an expansion of the scope of electric vehicles. And electric mobility is no longer considered only related to cars.