FINFERRIES STARTS A QUIET REVOLUTION

摘要

It is an unusual experience to stand in a ferry's engineroom without needing earplugs and to be able to have a conversation without shouting. But this is Elektra, the latest vehicle ferry operated by FinFerries serving Finland's extensive coastal road network, and its diesel engines are cold and quiet: an electric motor in an adjacent forward space, together with another one aft, is driving the vessel forward at about 10 knots, their energy drawn from banks of batteries.