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it's not binary. We'll likely start seeing hybrids that follow the cost curve down while scaling up battery capacity.

• tablespoon 4y ago
  > it's not binary. We'll likely start seeing hybrids that follow the cost curve down while scaling up battery capacity. Do hybrids make any sense at all if you're mostly operating at a constant load, like I imagine container-ships do? It's not like they're stuck in stop and start traffic across the Pacific.
  • kthejoker2 4y ago
    They (well, oil tankers at least) actually do spend a significant time lightering, idling, "in traffic" in canals, ports, some key "merge lanes" like Azores, Singapore straits, etc.
    • tablespoon 4y ago
      But I imagine a lot of that is more like "parking" (e.g. drop anchor an wait).