About Next Generation Boats
De-carbonising New Zealand’s marine transportation
Our ultimate purpose is to speed up the transition to fossil fuel-free lakes and waterways.
A traditional 7.5 m petrol boat consumes about 15x more fuel than a family car, leaving a heavy footprint on our planet. Multiply that number with the number of ships and boats in seas worldwide and it’s easy to see that the concept of traditional combustion engine boats is simply not sustainable.
Next Generation Boats is the official dealer of Candela electric boats in New Zealand. Candela’s electric boats are the most efficient electric watercraft in the world and by partnering with Candela and supporting their expansion in New Zealand we are hoping to make positive impact on de-carbonising local marine market.
As an official dealer we take care of sales, delivery, warranty and service work for Candela boats.
Get in touch if you would like to learn more about the boats, organise a test drive or order one of the boats.
Next Generation Boats limited was founded in 2021 by Kostya Marchenko and is primarily based in Wānaka on the South Island of New Zealand.
About Candela
Candela was founded in 2014 by Gustav Hasselskog in Lidingö, Sweden. Determined to find ways to make electric boats with both range and speed, he gathered a task force consisting of some of the world’s leading experts within dynamic modelling, hardware design, hydrodynamics, control theory, machine learning, image & signal processing, structural engineering and electrical machines.
At the end of 2016, a full-scale prototype was launched, reaching the target of more than 50 nautical miles per charge at a speed of 22 knots. Serial production of the world’s first electric hydrofoil boat started in 2019.
In 2020, Candela C-7 became the best-selling electric boat in Europe.
Learn more about the company at candela.com