What’s Your Problem?
Mitch Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Arc Boats. Mitch’s problem is this: How do you build competitively priced electric boats?
On today’s show, Mitch explains why water makes electrification so hard, the techno-economic puzzle of building giant battery packs, and how Arc’s high-end wake sport boat opened the door for a new generation of hybrid-electric tugboats.
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Teaching Computers to See
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