Juneau Cruise Line to Roll Out Electric Powered Catamaran for Eco-Tours (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] July 29, 2015
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Electric powered vessels could soon be coming to a harbor near you. More after this –
The nation’s first seagoing electric powered passenger vessel is set to launch next summer in Juneau.
The E/V Tongass Rain is a 50 foot, 47 passenger catamaran designed for eco-tours. It’s primary fuel will be rain -- delivered to the boat via Juneau’s hydroelectric power grid and stored in lithium batteries.
"The battery technology is amazing that the lithium batteries are less than half the weight of a traditional lead acid battery and provide three times the power and charge three times as fast."
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