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Boats are very much so. The largest container ships consume 250 tons of heavy fuel oil per day, they haul up to 15k containers and are at sea for months. Fill
by iancmceachern 3y ago
Boats are very much so.
The largest container ships consume 250 tons of heavy fuel oil per day, they haul up to 15k containers and are at sea for months.
Filling a ship with enough battery power to replace that isn't remotely feasible. Just charging it at port would be an insane undertaking.
It's a truly crazy amount of energy.
- Rebelgecko 3y agoWe've had nuclear powered ships for 50+ years (even some civilians ones!). It seems like the problem is making them commercially viable. Maybe they would be if their competitors had to pay for the negative externalities of burning 250 tons of fuel per day?