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Which portion of the transport sector do you think is the most difficult to electrify aviation or maritime? (self.electricvehicles)

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Now that we have electric semi-trucks propping up all over, which is the next area for clean transport to expand into?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Planes, like the ones that do commercial passenger and cargo flights, are much harder to go fully electric compared to ships. Ships, unlike planes, don't need to maintain a minimum speed and are less constrained by battery weight. Recharging their batteries would take a long time, depending on their size.

Also, you can make nuclear powered ships, though the operating costs are very high and thus unsuitable for most civilian needs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

There are some interesting proposals for electric ships using containerized batteries which can be loaded/unloaded with the same cranes they use for shipping containers and charged in port. https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/24/beyond-the-harbor-electrifying-short-sea-routes-and-hybridizing-blue-water-shipping/

It may not be suitable for transoceanic trips but a lot of shipping follows the coasts or even travels by river where this may be more practical.