eWolf: The Electric Tugboat Reducing Air Pollution at Ports

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The eWolf is an electric tugboat that runs solely on electricity, eliminating carbon dioxide and harmful air pollution. Replacing diesel tugboats with electric ones is an effective solution to reduce emissions at ports.

eWolf. The electric tugboat runs only on electricity, whereas a conventional tugboat uses diesel fuel. The new electric tugboat generates no carbon dioxide or unhealthy air pollution such as particulate matter.“Reducing pollutants from diesel engines is a significant concern for ports and near-port communities. Equipment, vehicles and marine vessels that burn diesel fuel are the primary source of combustion-related emissions at port facilities.

It will do a full day’s work, generally two jobs, and can be charged in six hours or less. The charging station will be connected to the grid, and utilize off-peak charging as well as have solar power supplementing the grid-supplied energy.Approximately what are the fuel savings from using electricity instead of fossil fuel?

 

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