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Old 05-15-2019, 02:00 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wdb View Post
Seems like a great application for volts vs HP. Short run at high power, frequent recharges. Interestingly it appears to *not* be a project slathered in tax dollars but rather a business economy driven choice.
Most of the best innovations have been economically driven, and not policy driven.

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Looks like it charges with 3 phase 10 to 10.5kv at around 150kw.
The battery holds 4.1 megawatt hours, should pay for its self in about 8 years if fuel prices don't go up (ha!) and last at least 15 years.
The guy said 600 amps, so that would be 6 mW of charging. It would have to be that high if it's going to replace 75 kWh in 5-10 minutes of charging.

He also said the expected lifespan of the battery is 5 years.

The savings will accrue in lower maintenance costs as well as fuel saved.

It would be neat to see what is possible if a ship is purpose built as an EV rather than a retrofitted diesel series hybrid.
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