Say Rob,
I understand most of your points, but I think it's wrong to say that batteries (or electric drives in general) are unreliable. Sure that could be said for some poorly executed "DIY" installations, but a well engineered system can far surpass any diesel system in that regard. I wonder how many of those battery problems (or petrol for that matter) that you mention are due to operator error (left the stereo on, ran out of gas, etc) rather than mechanical faults?
Jim
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Rob Johnson <dopeydriver@...> wrote:
>
> I keep going back to Eric's post.
> E Power works for some now , and thats good , because R and D has to happen .
> But for a lot of people , including me ,who might like to go electric , its just
> not practical , in their environment or circumstance.
> We are on a swing mooring .a petrol generator on the deck is completely out of
> the question , batteries take up too much space , and are too heavy.
> And then there is the problem of reliability.
> The CG here is kept busy rescueing people with battery problems , and petrol
> problems , very very rarely is there a problem with a diesel engine.
> So , yes , I'm very interested , but the industry will have to come up with
> something a lot better than it is now , before I'll be changing over.
> Regards Rob J.
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