The Ecuadorian ferry operator Buquebus has begun commercial operations with the world's largest battery-powered ferry, the China Zorrilla, named after...
That is wild… is there still the general overall lowfrequency humming of the ship while underway or does the electric engine not even really “vibrate” the ship?
With the caveat that it’s been a minute since I was there, at low speed there was absolutely nothing. I looked up and saw we were moving; until that moment, I didn’t even realize we were underway.
I vaguely recall some noise and vibration at speed, but it was relatively quite quiet.
That is wild… is there still the general overall lowfrequency humming of the ship while underway or does the electric engine not even really “vibrate” the ship?
Most ships use electric motors since decades.
They use diesel to run a generator. It’s more efficient.
So the vibration of the motors is going to be the same as a normal fossil fuel ship.
With the caveat that it’s been a minute since I was there, at low speed there was absolutely nothing. I looked up and saw we were moving; until that moment, I didn’t even realize we were underway.
I vaguely recall some noise and vibration at speed, but it was relatively quite quiet.