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World's first fully electric cargo ship

November 17 , 2017 2418 days 1006 0
  • China launched the World's first fully electric cargo ship in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.
  • This 2000-metric-ton ship is the first in the World to use lithium battery.
  • The ship will be mainly used to run in the inland section of the Pearl River for carrying coal for the generation of electric power.
  • The ship was manufactured by the Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd.
  • The ship can run 80 kilometers after being charged for two hours. The ship is 70.5 meters long and has battery energy of about 2400 kilowatt hours which is the same energy of 40 new energy cars.
  • Its highest speed is 12.8 kilometers per hour, and there is zero emission of waste gas pollutants.
  • The main cost of this ship depends on how much lithium battery it is equipped with.

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