It's 130 meters long and weighs 2,000 [metric] tonnes. Its battery weighs 280 [metric] tonnes and stores 43 MEGA-Watt-hours.
It's a ferry that will run between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay - about 55km. Uruguay's electricity is said to be almost entirely renewably generated. The article mentions hydro and wind, but I read some years ago that a significant part of Uruguay's electricity is generated by burning eucalyptus wood. You may disagree, but as I see it, that's theoretically renewable but not quite ideal in practice. Full story from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-22/building-the-worlds-largest-electric- ferry/104894884 shortcut: https://cntp.me/pqYqORi David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = When I was born, I was black. When I grow up, I'm black. When I'm ill, I'm black. When I die, I'm black. But you - when you're born, you're pink. When you grow up, you're white. When you're ill, you're green. When you go out in the sun, you go red. When you're cold, you go blue. When you die, you're purple. And you have the nerve to call me colored? -- Malcolm X = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
