@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agoTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down110
arrow-up1265arrow-down1imageTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.works@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@DoomBot5linkEnglish7•7 months agoSure, wind assisted, not driven. They’re getting a bit of fuel savings from the sails rather than operating purely on wind.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-27 months agoAt 90% fuel savings, its the ICE engines doing the assisting. Think about it.
minus-square@DoomBot5linkEnglish4•7 months agoThat’s their aim. I aim to own a fully electric solar powered yacht to live on in the Caribbeans. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever achieve it. Best realistic values I’ve seen were closer to 30% fuel reduction.
Sure, wind assisted, not driven. They’re getting a bit of fuel savings from the sails rather than operating purely on wind.
At 90% fuel savings, its the ICE engines doing the assisting. Think about it.
That’s their aim. I aim to own a fully electric solar powered yacht to live on in the Caribbeans. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever achieve it. Best realistic values I’ve seen were closer to 30% fuel reduction.