Tang, the hybrid catamaran, harbinger of things to come

8:11 PM Tue 28 Sep 2010 GMT

'Tang sailing' .

She's called Tang, and she looks just like a normal catamaran, but normal she's not, she's the harbinger of things to come. US designer and manufacturer of large-format batteries International Battery is joining hands with Electric Marine Propulsion(EMP) to build hybrid power units for big boats and yachts. The partnership with EMP will aim to build a hybrid power train for the world's largest plug-in, hybrid-electric sailboats -- a 60-foot Tag Yachts catamaran that runs on wind-generated electricity stored in International Battery's lithium-ion batteries. Christened 'Tang' at its Sept. 21 ...

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