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Old 26th September 2017, 08:21 AM
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The Damon's for oil will always be there, maybe not as much due to alternative transport but it's still required for lubrication, farming chemicals, drug manufacture, jet fuel, generators, the list is endless and battery powered cars won't change that
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Old 26th September 2017, 08:38 AM
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I've built a couple of electric ships but they do need heavy oil to run. Not sure a battery powered ship would do 12000NM?
How about a sail to save on the heavy oil?

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I don't know, struggling for words.
Don't like it !
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Old 26th September 2017, 09:53 AM
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How about a sail to save on the heavy oil?

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It has been done, however it was trialed a few hundred years ago on sailing ships and the same old problem always exists, wind in wrong direction or no wind at all, stowage and deployment.
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