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[–] 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I took an electric ferry on a visit to Norway. I didn't know it was electric until we started moving, dead silent--I had been fully prepared for the smell and sound of a massive diesel motor.

Looking back at the dock I saw the big mother cable that was used for charging the thing. Absolutely bonkers. And that was small potatoes compared to this one.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    That is wild... is there still the general overall lowfrequency humming of the ship while underway or does the electric engine not even really "vibrate" the ship?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago

    With the caveat that it's been a minute since I was there, at low speed there was absolutely nothing. I looked up and saw we were moving; until that moment, I didn't even realize we were underway.

    I vaguely recall some noise and vibration at speed, but it was relatively quite quiet.

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