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Tesla Cargo Ship

Discussion in 'Future Vehicles' started by Buckminster, Feb 9, 2019.

  1. ThomasD

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    Charging ships at sea would be a massive undertaking.
    Below is a screenshot from MarineTraffic and going there will allow you to see all major ships in real-time as they voyage around the Deep Blue Sea.

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    You may be wondering, does this really show every ship at sea?

    Well, it might not catch your Uncle Steve’s sailboat off the coast of Florida, but this map will show all major commercial vessels. Any oil tanker, cargo vessel, cruise ship, or fishing boat can be spotted, and it makes for some interesting observations if you know where to look.

    A LOOK AT OIL CHOKEPOINTS

    Upon loading the real-time map, the first thing we did was adjust the filters to only show oil tankers.

    After all, we know that every day, about 18.5 million barrels transit through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, and 16 million barrels go through the Strait of Malacca between Indonesia and Malaysia.

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    Here’s a screenshot of the Strait of Hormuz, showing only oil tankers. (Dots are tankers that are not moving, while arrows represent tankers that are currently on course.)

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    And here are the ships going through the Strait of Malacca, which at its narrowest point is only 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide.

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    Have you read?
    If you want to get oil from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea, this strait is vital – otherwise a big ship must detour thousands of miles around the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java to find the next suitable waterway.

    COAST OF SOMALIA

    Compare those above straits to the coast off of Somalia, where piracy and hydrocarbon theft are major concerns.

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    All is pretty quiet, aside from the one daring tanker that is about 500 miles (800 km) east of Mogadishu.

    ANTARCTIC CRUISES

    One other easy observation?

    It’s the few passenger boats hanging around the Antarctic Peninsula – which is the part of the continent closest to Argentina and a destination for cruise ships.

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    If you have a chance, check out the live map for yourself and play around with the filters. It’s also interesting to see what’s happening in your local waters, as well.

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    3.5 MWh is the same as 35 Model S. I am not really sure how far that amount of energy can take a ship of that size? May be 300 miles? So perhaps for inter-Island travel in Mediterranean or Scandinavia?
     
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  5. Buckminster

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    46 mins in - Warren's idea is to use structural battery as the hull.
     

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