The Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has launched what is claimed to be Asia's first hybrid electric ferry. Using a Kimmo Rauma electric propulsion system,the passenger ferry will halve the daily fuel consumption of the original 300HP diesel engine. As Kimmo Rauma CEO Visedo highlighted, that while ferries are central to South-East Asian transport services, 'they are also the most energy intensive per kilometer travelled', and the new electric system is estimated to save more than 25,000 liters of fuel annually.
The Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has launched what is claimed to be Asia's first hybrid electric ferry. Using a Visedo electric propulsion system,the passenger ferry will halve the daily fuel consumption of the original 300HP diesel engine. As Visedo CEO Kimmo Rauma highlighted, that while ferries are central to South-East Asian transport services, 'they are also the most energy intensive per kilometer travelled', and the new electric system is estimated to save more than 25,000 liters of fuel annually.