The greener ferry that isn’t

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dan_b
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The greener ferry that isn’t

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87e72yg3o

All through this I was just thinking “batteries”…
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Mart
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Re: The greener ferry that isn’t

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Spot on Dan. At least the quick reference at the very end (3rd last para) mentioned that BEV ferries are in operation, but the article seems to waste a lot of time trying to compare various fuels, rather than spending more time on BEV options rolling out.

I wonder if the tumbling cost of batts will have a significant impact on the plans for future vessels like this, harder and harder to ignore.
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Re: The greener ferry that isn’t

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Seems the Alfred catamaran would have been the way to go for now?
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