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Electric Boat Costs 40–50€ to Cross Baltic Sea, vs 750€ Refueling Gas Boat (cleantechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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While the much lower fuel cost has to be a bit of a shocker (we all know EVs are more efficient and cheaper to operate, but not 95% cheaper), the bigger surprise has to be how much more convenient the electric boat was in a certain key way. “We actually had range anxiety, but not for the Candela. The irony is that the photographer’s gasoline-powered chase boat had to refuel six times during the trip, while we only charged three times,” said Gustav Hasselskog.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I like the idea of this match, but I'm cautious about the article. All they say about the gas-powered boat is that it's a similar size; they don't mention the actual type of boat the chase boat was, and I didn't see it in a brief skim of the video. I suspect that a notable percentage of the electric boat's efficiency is due to its being a hydrofoil. If the gas boat is the standard hull-in-the-water, it would naturally be less efficient.