jaykrownChina Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric-Powered Containership
artyomThe article says the batteries are in 10 shipping containers, so one charging option is to simply swap uncharged for charged, like a ginormous flashlight.
I didn’t clock that “containerized” meant “in shipping containers”. That sounds much bigger than I estimated.
Also never heard of shipping container batteries, but I bet/hope that becomes the standard. There could be networks of solar/wind farms spanning the ocean, charging batteries that ships swap out during their voyage. The more stations, the less battery weight ships have to lug around. Trains could use them too. That’s cool.
I didn’t clock that “containerized” meant “in shipping containers”.
Same, I figured they were running on Docker.
It is such a wasted opportunity that EVs didn’t end up internally standardizing batteries to some sensible sized module.
When the battery pack is an unit that weighs hundred of pounds and costs thousands, they buyer gets well founded anxiety on whether these will be available for earlier models or any by emerging manufacturers.
If EV batteries had even a few different types of interoperable chunks it would be quite a bit better.
I mean, a standard petrol car may have a whole engine worth ≈$1000, expensive parts a few hundred and of manageable size.
The logistics and ROI of battery packs as whole units just do not mesh with the aftermarket economy, and I think it should have been given more thought to ensure the long term sustainability of EVs.
Great, its Christmas morning, you excitedly unwrap you present. It’s a new container ship! Then you read the dreaded phrase on the box: “Batteries not included. Requures 10 container batteries”. You rummage around in the odds-and-ends draw in the kitchen (we’ve all got one), but you can only find 9. Christmas is ruined.