A captain navigates an electric boat through the canals, while CEOs from green energy companies gather to make all canal boats climate neutral in Amsterdam, Netherlands March 2, 2020. Picture taken March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The century-old Amsterdam canal boat Gerarda Johanna looks like a classic with wood panelling, but beneath its floorboards lies a high-tech underbelly: rows of lithium ion batteries, 66 in all, with an electric drive train powering its propeller.
The boat is part of a push by Amsterdam's new Green Party mayor to ban diesel engines from the centre's ancient canals by 2025, helping the city's efforts to combat climate change.
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