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Re:EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines ou... by radium3d on Monday August 22, 2022 @11:43PM (#32560253)
Maybe we need smaller hydrofoil container ships
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Re:EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines ou... by nradov on Monday August 22, 2022 @11:52PM (#32560287)
Well Boundary Layer Technologies (a Y Combinator portfolio company) is working on that. But it will never be more than a small niche market for high-value, time-sensitive cargoes.

https://www.boundarylayer.tech/

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Re:EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines ou... by antisthenes on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:12AM (#32560381)
> small niche market for high-value, time-sensitive cargoes.

You mean air freight, right?

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Re:EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines ou... by nradov on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:51AM (#32560589)
They're aiming for the niche market that's slower than air freight but faster than displacement hull cargo ships. Not sure if that market is really large enough for a viable business, but we'll see.
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