X Shore Secures $17M in Funding Author: Apr 8, 2021 Sweden-based X Shore announced that it secured $17 million in funding for its Eelex 8000, a 26-foot electric boat that the company says addresses obstacles — such as range and charging — to the widespread adoption of e-power on the water. X Shore said the Eelex 8000 has a reported range of 100 nautical miles at 6 to 8 knots, or 20 hours of run time between charges. The boat has a top end of 35 knots. “This funding affords X Shore the ability to take U.S. boating electric, something that very few in the industry have been able to do on a large scale,” CEO Jenny Keisu