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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by 3PriusMike, Sep 20, 2018.

  1. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    First-of-its-kind hybrid electric ferry boat to take maiden voyage in SF Bay – East Bay Times

    On Thursday, one small ferry boat company will make one giant stride for the maritime industry and the environment as the Enhydra, a first-of-its-kind hybrid electric ferry, takes its maiden voyage in the San Francisco Bay.

    At 128-feet long, carrying up to 600 passengers, the Enhydra is the largest aluminum-hulled passenger vessel built in the United States to be powered with lithium-ion batteries and plug-in electric technology, according to its operator, Red and White Fleet.

    It’s the “Prius” of ferry boats, said Tom Escher, the company’s president.

    First-of-its-kind hybrid electric ferry boat to take maiden voyage in SF Bay – East Bay Times

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    Sure wish that article had engine & battery specs... I'm sure the amount of KW of batteries you can put on a big boat is impressive. If anyone wants to go digging for details on the boat, I'd love to learn more...
     
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    First phev ferry? It's at least 2 years late to be first.


    They are now working on this
    Future of the Fjords Sightseeing Vessel - Ship Technology
    A BEV 400 passenger ferry that can charge 800 kwh in a 20 minute docking period.

    Enhydra | Red and White Fleet
    8 gallons/hour x 2 hours = 16 gallons
    33.7 kwh/gallon x 16 gallons = 540 kwh which means battery should be larger than this.
     
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    here in Norway in my city we have electric ferries, like 5 of em driving around town. We got our first like a year ago, th
    e rest of the diesel ferries is about to get changed out to EL. [​IMG]

    I find it more impressing how the norwegian ship company "color line" have made "color hybrid", which will drive from sweden, strømstad to Norway, kristiansand every day. [​IMG]

    So its not exactly new lol, been in norway for a while.
     
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    Again... The specs on the engine size and HP and KW in the battery pack and torque are usually mind blowing on boats... And anyone can post a picture of a stupid boat. Why not do some research and look up the specs and posts some quotes with a link to learn more? Come on folks, this is Instagram, we're not mindlessly scrolling thru pics on Prius Chat. Let's be smart and well-researched in our posts and not dumb and boring!