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Re:Battery cost declines raise prospects of all-electric con... by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @09:15AM (#32165331)
Flettner Rotor sails appear to be becoming a thing, they partner well with electric ships, similar to how some electric planes use multiple propellers and EV automobiles can do independent 4 wheel drive.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship

Actually the analog to the all wheel thing might be:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azipod

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