Reducing pollution from boats by switching to electric motors
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Reducing pollution from boats by switching to electric motors
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Re: Reducing pollution from boats by switching to electric motors
#2...because marine fossil fuel engines are unbelievably filthy.
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#3Unfortunately, like many vehicles electric boats are limited to new... no one offers retrofit parts, and it will take decades before enough of these trickle down to new owners for them to take the place of existing boats, even assuming the drives last that long.
I'd convert my boat to electric in a heartbeat if I could retrofit the drive for a similar cost to a replacement engine/transmission... but that's still impossible, and probably will be for longer than I'll own it.
Most of the people on the road or on the water don't buy new for very good reasons. If we're going to limit climate change, there has to be more done for all those people than just telling them "buy new or go without". An effort needs to be made by the governments of the world to provide affordable conversion parts or replacement vehicles for those who will never buy new.
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#4Nobody needs a recreational power boat in the first place.
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#5Power-boating was going to be my new expensive hobby, but I couldn't get over the noise and horrible pollution, not to mention direct (usually inadvertent) leaks of fuel and oil into the lake. So after training and getting my license, it has been shelved until I learn to sail, but electric will do nicely when it is ready.
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#6My bicycle is infinite times better than an electric car but it doesn't really serve the same purpose does it?
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#7My bicycle is infinite times better than an electric car but it doesn't really serve the same purpose does it?
They could. LA has been painting their streets white to combat the heat island effect, think how much more effective it would be to replace all their roads with canals!
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#8For my second link to a Fully Charged episode on YouTube today, they did a story about this company in Europe refitting older vehicles with electric gear
Their big plan is to have local river barge traffic be managed with electric tugs instead of diesel, but they’re having fun as they prove the technology. They have a Jaguar XJS converted to the same system as the tug to help debug it
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#9Maybe for commercial boats that are often in use.
I live where there are quite a few sport fishermen, many have bass boats. But even the hardcore enthusiasts might go out a day or two a week, for a total of maybe 10 hours. The vast majority probably put less than 100 hours a year on the boats.
So..... maybe big reduction in emissions, but only for a short while. The cars don't make the same reduction, but they're in use a lot more hours.
Re: Reducing pollution from boats by switching to electric motors
#10Unfortunately, like many vehicles electric boats are limited to new... no one offers retrofit parts, and it will take decades before enough of these trickle down to new owners for them to take the place of existing boats, even assuming the drives last that long. I'd convert my boat to electric in a heartbeat if I could retrofit the drive for a similar cost to a replacement engine/transmission... but that's still impo…
They seem to be selling an outboard engine and battery pack that goes on your outboard boat, so I'm confused by your comment.