Kochi: The electric boats of Kochi Water Metro which were built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) have won the prestigious Gussies Electric Boat Award for this year. The electric ferry of the project has won the famed Gussies Electric Boat Award- 2022 in the commercial ferry category.Srav, an electric fishing boat built at Aroor near here by the Kochi-based private firm Navalt, bagged the honour in the work-boat category.Four electric boats from Kerala had made it to the final shortlist for the awards that were instituted in memory of Gustave Trouve, a French electrical engineer who had 75 patents. Srav was one of the three electric boats of Navalt at the final round. The four vessels were the sole contenders from India.The winners in different categories were selected by a 19-member jury, from among 12 contenders in each category, while 40% of the marks was based on the vote from members of the public for each vessel

The electric ferry project has won the famed Gussies Electric Boat Award- 2022 in the commercial ferry category.