Offering more power, precision and an integrated smart analytics platform to capture your progress on the water, Fliteboard 2.2 sets a new standard for the eFoil market. Rose Dykins reports
The global electric vehicle market has gained an exciting new arrival in the Fliteboard 2.2 eFoil (electric hydrofoil surfboard) from Australian efoil manufacturer Flite.
Powered by an electric motor and rechargable battery, the eFoil is controlled by a handheld wireless remote connected via Bluetooth. The hydrofoil and its accompanying propellor allows the surfboard to fly above the surface of the water.
Unlike a regular surfboard, eFoil allows you to cruise along the ocean on days where there is no wind or waves, and the water is flat.
In 2021, Flite set a record for the fastest efoil speed in the world at 34 miles-per-hour. And in 2022, Flite’s eFoils were also used to surf the biggest wave ever ridden on an electric hydrofoil.
“Series 2.2 melds all of our technology into an even quieter ride, with twice the potential power, and more control,” says David Trewern, Flite’s founder (he is also a former kite-surfing world record holder).
Fliteboard Series 2.2 retails at AU$17,995 (£10,358).
As well as becoming rapidly popular with sport enthusiasts, Flite also envisions its eFoils as offering a sustainable alternative to motor-powered boats for travelling from A to B.
The company’s website reads: “Flite is constantly innovating in the field of electric marine power and watercraft propulsion. We’re pioneering a future in which petrol fumes and slicks are no longer found in our waterways and the revving of boat engines is replaced by a whisper.”