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China Has Launched the World's First All-Electric Cargo Ship (futurism.com)
slash.jit writes:
China has launched the world's first all-electric cargo ship. It can travel 80 kilometers (approximately 50 miles) after being charged for 2 hours. As noted by Clean Technica, 2 hours is roughly the amount of time it would take to unload the ship's cargo while docked. Oh...and Ironically, the world's first all-electric cargo ship is being used to move coal.
China Daily reports that the 230 foot long vessel is equipped with a 2,400 kWh lithium-ion battery, a cheaper and cleaner power supply. And Clean Technica notes that that battery is comprised of 1,000 individual lithium-ion packs, while "Adding enough power to carry more cargo is simply a matter of adding more battery packs."
China Daily reports that the 230 foot long vessel is equipped with a 2,400 kWh lithium-ion battery, a cheaper and cleaner power supply. And Clean Technica notes that that battery is comprised of 1,000 individual lithium-ion packs, while "Adding enough power to carry more cargo is simply a matter of adding more battery packs."
China built a coal ship that runs on batteries for FIFTY while miles before needing a recharge!
That means it can go a whopping 25 miles away from port unless the destination also has a suitable charging station.
Color me under-whelmed.
Was it cheaper to build? Operate? Staff?
Aside from a puny range of operation, what is the benefit? Oh yeah, it runs on electricity, which, in China is probably from coal-fired plant, so what we have is a "new" coal-fired ship, difference is, the coal is burned elsewhere.
Big whoop.
Oh, and to give it a useful range/carrying capacity all they need to do is fill the cargo hold with batteries! Genius.
Ken
You mean like the vast majority of posts on every Internet venue everywhere these days? One must remember that millenials never grew up. They *are* self righteous, petulant, ninth graders.