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The electric hydrofoil ferry Nova with Stockholm City Hall in the background is tested on Oct. 25, 2024, which is part of a world-unique pilot project in Stockholm's public transport.
HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT/TT News Agency/AFP—Getty Images The electric hydrofoil ferry Nova with Stockholm City Hall in the background is tested on Oct. 25, 2024, which is part of a world-unique pilot project in Stockholm's public transport.

Sweden's new hydrofoil ferry is not just environmentally friendly, it's efficient too.

Gustav Hasselskog, founder and CEO of Candela, says the P12 ferry uses hydrofoil technology and an electric drive train to reduce energy consumption by 75%.

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