If you’ve got an anti-electric vehicle Luddite in the family, perhaps in a few years you can give him this for a Christmas present – an electric tugboat:
Does your old baby need to be replaced finally?
Crowley Engineering Services has released the design details for the first fully-electric tugboat with autonomous capability for the U.S. market.
Crowley is promoting the design as a sustainable and high-performing solution for ship assist and harbor services in any port. It leverages a large battery system and power saving technology enabling a fully-electric mode of operation while producing zero air emissions or greenhouse gases. The 82-foot tug will provide 70 short tons of bollard pull, with an Azimuthing drive propulsion system with two 1,800 kW motors and a 6 MWh battery. [gCaptain]
A perk of all-electric:
With no exhaust stack, the tug has 360 degrees of visibility from the pilot’s station, allowing the operator to see without obstruction.
It just might win over that old curmudgeon of a relative.
