CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down110
arrow-up1262arrow-down1imageTo keep trade flowing, the US is now using aircraft carriers to move containers around the globesh.itjust.worksCDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoSure, wind assisted, not driven. They’re getting a bit of fuel savings from the sails rather than operating purely on wind.
minus-squareMachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoAt 90% fuel savings, its the ICE engines doing the assisting. Think about it.
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months 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.