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Re:Electric Propulsion's Dirty Secret: Why Lithium Can't Fly... by buckle8017 on Friday April 18, 2025 @04:48PM (#43731739)
Economics.

The solar panels would be more expensive than bunker fuel.

Sails would be cheaper.

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Re:Electric Propulsion's Dirty Secret: Why Lithium Can't Fly... by retrocryptid on Friday April 18, 2025 @05:21PM (#43731973)
it might be fun to try to make a modern wooden sailing ship cargo fleet.

maybe with an emergency diesel engine in the back.

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Re:Electric Propulsion's Dirty Secret: Why Lithium Can't Fly... by seb1204 on Friday April 18, 2025 @07:34PM (#43732839)
It's been done, however the scale of modern Panamax containerships is baffling and most people underestimate their size.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445620-worlds-largest-...

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