Presented a year ago, Sea Bubble will be a reality from next March. This flying boat of a new kind will criss-cross the Paris section of the Seine during a test phase.
And it is Anne Hidalgo who will inaugurate this new means of transport. According to the Mayor of Paris, "this is going to be a transport that will, I think, be the future service of taxis on the Seine, potentially. "Small boat, Sea Bubble can carry up to four passengers on board. Imagined by the navigator Alain Thébault (inventor of the hydrofoil, a flying trimaran) and Anders Bringdal, former windsurfing champion, Sea Bubble wants to be non-polluting and silent. Operating on electric power, it has a range of 80 to 100 km.
The city of Paris is in discussion with Ports de Paris to install a dedicated pontoon. It will be equipped with hydro solar panels and solar panels to allow the Sea Bubble system to be completely autonomous. The objective of the city of Paris is to help decongest the traffic of the capital. To help it, a fleet of a dozen Sea Bubbles must be set up. The rates charged will be lower than those of Parisian taxis.
Nevertheless, before seeing the Seine invaded Sea Bubbles, it is still necessary to solve a problem of speed. This craft must reach a minimum speed to operate and it will exceed the maximum speed of navigation allowed on the Seine. To its engineers to find a solution or to the Prefecture to issue a derogation.
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