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Re:Electric Propulsion's Dirty Secret: Why Lithium Can't Fly... by Retric on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:38AM (#43742913)
> No, one tonne of diesel fuel contains about 11 MWh of potential energy as determined by calorimetric methods. One tonne of fuel when consumed produces a variable amount of useful energy output depending on the efficiency of the engine.

That’s almost correct, good try.

> lights is a rounding error

Ships use electrical power for far more than lighting, and no electricity is not a rounding error compared to profit it’s a significant expense for cargo ships.

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