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The Amer 94 knows how to save fuel

by Diesel International 9 Jul 2019 17:30 PDT
Amer 94 knows how to save fuel © Diesel International

The words of Barbara Amerio on the victory of the Amer 94 of the Boat Builder Award Environmental Initiative

Amer Yachts aims to combine style and reduction in consumption. We believe this will start a trend. The Amer 94 has won the 2018 Boat Builder Award in the Environmental Initiative category at the MetsTrade. Barbara Amerio told us the reasons of this success.

With the Amer94 twin we can demonstrate that the use of lighter materials will lower the environmental impact. A 20 tons reduction compared to a boat of equal length means that the Venice Montecarlo route may be completed without refueling with only 5000 liters of fuel.

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