This was over a month ago, but I still think it’s fitting as an electric vehicle. Reminder that it’s possible to power cargo ships using batteries and electric motors.
This was over a month ago, but I still think it’s fitting as an electric vehicle. Reminder that it’s possible to power cargo ships using batteries and electric motors.
Aren’t most ships of a larger size diesel-electric already? Seems like batteries just got good enough to replace the generator. Also, I wonder just how long it takes to charge that much battery power.
It doesn’t matter how long it takes to charge if they can be replaced at the ports it operates at. The point being, the entire time it’s at sea, there are some replacement batteries charging up waiting for it once it docks. These kinds of vehicles are perfect for cyclical trips like that, it just takes better planning and logistics. A Chinese company is already doing it with autonomous mining trucks successfully. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qbjPN9Sao