Mr Tommy Phun, founder and chief executive of Pyxis, with the fully electric port passenger vessel X Tron on March 27.SINGAPORE – The days of having to bear with noxious fumes and the loud chugging of diesel engines on marine craft may be numbered for workers who have to shuttle between mainland Singapore and ships anchored in the Republic’s waters.
Using the same charging port as those of electric vehicles, it takes about 2½ hours for the X Tron to get to full charge with a high-speed 150 kW charger. One such charger will be located at Marina South Pier as part of a trial to be conducted by Pyxis and SP Mobility from April. It took about 11 months to manufacture X Tron, and Pyxis hopes to eventually get this down to six months in the future.
X Tron, a fully electric port passenger vessel, during its launch at Clifford Pier on March 27. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI Pyxis, which was founded in 2022, counts 13 existing local maritime firms among its shareholders and list of potential customers, and these firms have helped provide expertise and support to the start-up.