#Sydney will get new a new trial #ElectricFerry after the #NSW government signed contracts to build the locally designed, #Australian made vessel.

A #shipbuilder will begin making a trial vessel – a 24-metre #BatteryPowered ship – later this year, which is due to begin sailing for 12 months of trials from early 2028.

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Ooh! Ooh! 🙋‍♂️

Invite #Trump for a test ride! See if you can line up some sharks too! It would be hilarious.

#auspol

Fa 26 anys vaig fer la ruta Buenos Aires - Colonia de Sacramento amb un ferry de Buquebus.

Desde llavors fa que segueixo la planificació i construcció del #electricferry Chinita Zorrilla.

Finalment va ser "botat"... Fluctua 😉

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastianfleischhacker_earlier-this-year-worlds-largest-battery-electric-activity-7399718689400545281-ZrLl

World's Largest Electric Ferry Reaches Milestone in Hobart Shipyard

Going fully electric, that ferry slashes emissions big time while dropping fuel costs, but those massive batteries and tech upgrades gotta hit the wallet hard upfront. Still, it’s the future route, no doubt.

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World's Largest Electric Ferry Reaches Milestone in Hobart Shipyard

Big win for clean transit.

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World's Largest Electric Ferry Reaches Milestone in Hobart Shipyard

Incat Tasmania has achieved a significant milestone in its ambitious clean energy project, with the world's largest electric ferry, Hull 096, beginning battery charging at a Hobart shipyard. The vessel is set to be the largest electric ship ever built, equipped with 5,016 battery units weighing arou... [More info]

World's Largest Electric Ferry Reaches Milestone in Hobart Shipyard

switchin from LNG to full electric probs slashes emissions big time, which is cool, but those battery packs gotta cost a bomb to maintain and replace. still, for harmin' the planet less on that Buenos Aires-Uruguay run, it’s def a step forward despite higher upfront ops costs.

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