@CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year agoTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1270
arrow-up1270imageTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.works@CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@DoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoSure, wind assisted, not driven. They’re getting a bit of fuel savings from the sails rather than operating purely on wind.
minus-square@MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-21 year agoAt 90% fuel savings, its the ICE engines doing the assisting. Think about it.
minus-square@DoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoThat’s their aim. I aim to own a fully electric solar powered yacht to live on in the Caribbeans. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever achieve it. Best realistic values I’ve seen were closer to 30% fuel reduction.
Sure, wind assisted, not driven. They’re getting a bit of fuel savings from the sails rather than operating purely on wind.
At 90% fuel savings, its the ICE engines doing the assisting. Think about it.
That’s their aim. I aim to own a fully electric solar powered yacht to live on in the Caribbeans. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever achieve it. Best realistic values I’ve seen were closer to 30% fuel reduction.