Evolution values survival. Efficiency is defined as life and death. People value survival, but it's complex. Economical aspects come into play. The technical co

Evolution values survival. Efficiency is defined as life and death. People value survival, but it's complex. Economical aspects come into play. The technical complexities of some natural systems are amazing (read about tuna in https://www.amazon.com/Song-Blue-Ocean-Encounters-Beneath-ebook/dp/B004IZM6PA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=song+for+the+blue+ocean&qid=1639674401&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Song-Blue-Ocean-Encounters-Beneath-eb... for an example). Wind is free. Once you start carrying cargo, there's a tradeoff between cost and speed. When the cost of mechanical propulsion became low enough, it was widely adopted. If the company in the article can evolve their technology to the point where it's cheaper, including maintenance, the fact that not everybody is going know how to work on it (always a barrier for new technology), it will get adopted.