Big ships are already electric. They just use big generators to make the electricity. Interesting if there’s going to be battery power in use.
China is lapping the west, while we are busy trying to hold uo the status quo which no longer exists.
Can we get some more electric ships, or at least hybrid so they don’t have to use diesel engines close to shore.
It’s mind boggling to me that the massive batteries for these could make any financial sense
As opposed to huge tanks of diesel? 100,000 gallons a day per ship. China to USA is about 1.4 million gallons. Just to bring you labubu dolls.
Just spread the cost over many years. If they have to be replaced in 1 year, it doesn’t. If they last more than 10 years (my guess), it does. Unlike the small consumer batteries we’re all used to, vehicle batteries are temperature controlled and managed, and made to be recharged many thousands of times.
How? I can’t find anywhere what’s different between a Li battery that lasts 1 year and one that lasts 30 years
Number of times they are charged/ discharged and the rate.
How?
