Last Updated on: 29th July 2025, 01:51 am
A large tourist ship that is 100% electric has been launched. In China, of course. The ship is powered by CATL batteries — a lot of them. The energy storage capacity of the batteries is a whopping 3,918 kWh. Those batteries could have been used to power dozens of electric cars, helping to show how much energy ships use. And that provides a range of just about 100 km (62 miles) on a full charge!
Nonetheless, it is real, and it is a commercially viable electric ship. It also slashes emissions and nearly eliminates noise from the ship. Here are some more numbers on the big boat:
- 49 meters long
- 14.5 meters wide
- 358 passenger max
- 20 km/h max speed.
This ship is named the Yujian 77 and was co-developed by CATL. Hopefully we will see this option grow rapidly, as we need to cut emissions from maritime industries just like we need to cut them elsewhere.
“The Yujian 77 is expected to reduce fuel consumption by nearly 250 tons annually, with carbon dioxide emissions reduced by over 400 tons, equivalent to the carbon sequestration capacity of planting over 20,000 trees, according to CATL,” CnEVPost writes. “CATL is the world’s largest manufacturer of power batteries, with a global market share of 38.1 percent in January-May, according to data from South Korean market research firm SNE Research.”
What’s next from CATL? Who knows, but it’s likely to set another milestone or break another record any day now.
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