Thread: Electric ferries - good idea?

Oh.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...engers-rescued

That seems like a brilliant idea to me, what could possibly go wrong? Maybe losing the wifi link when the power completely fails?

wind might've been a better option in this case....oh wait that's already been done

Auckland will need to get used to this when they get their electric ferries that won't even be able to do a return trip to Waiheke Island.

They should be made to install a Diesel engine in parallel through a transmission. Imagine if it happened on an outgoing tide with some northerly weather. Nek minit Barrett Reef. "Yeah, we drowned some peeps but hey, zero emissions so all good..."

Looking forward to electric aircraft. Luckily i don't live under any airline flight path.

nuclear ships seem to go alright.... but nz is a bit too green for that i guess.

Diesel electric........the sheeple would only hear the ecectric bit! And way more reliable

Dumb as a plank idea springs to mind. Fuck, some people just aren't worth saving.

Its in a similar vein to the electric fire truck that is now working...ooops, that should be charging in Los Angeles. Has got an insanely short duration (30km max to a fire, and can only carry 60% water, and was 2.5 times the price of a diesel one. FFS, I think the emissions from the burning house will be a tad more worrying than a diesel fire engine running a tier 5 diesel donk.

this new Extended Range Tesla springs to mind

Ever seen what a small lithium battery does when it gets wet. Imagine a sinking electric ferry.
Mind you i dont like electronic dive computors either. Water and electrics dont mix.
Accidents happen.

Let's ignore the electric vs emissions for a moment.... and come back to me when it will handle 60+ knots and 5+m swells

Originally Posted by 223nut

Let's ignore the electric vs emissions for a moment.... and come back to me when it will handle 60+ knots and 5+m swells

The big one there is generally the boat will handle it if loaded and driven correctly but the generall populace as passengers not so much.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

The big one there is generally the boat will handle it if loaded and driven correctly but the generall populace as passengers not so much.

Fair point, got to wonder what it does to the range on the batteries though.

Originally Posted by 223nut

Fair point, got to wonder what it does to the range on the batteries though.

There is that.....

Probably dropping the thing off the crest of a wave 5m up will rearrange the guts of them resulting in a total discharge short or an overheat and a gas up followed by a hydrogen pop or a popped cell and a total leak of fluids. I'm assuming they are using good old school wet cells rather than new fangled L-ion...