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I was surprised by the results - the hybrid was markedly more thirsty under diesel power - so much so if you did any kind of serious cruising you would burn more tens/hundreds more gallons of fuel in a year than the straight diesel. Kind of cool concept with the very slow cruise in electric mode being extended by running of the small genset - but I felt a rather poor proof of concept.
I'm curious if a diesel electric pod type of set up might be more feasible - you would gain the efficiency of the pod drive set up but with a simple/cheaper drive line than a conventional engine driven pod set up.
What is the consensus on the efficiency advantage of pods at hull speeds?
I was surprised by the results - the hybrid was markedly more thirsty under diesel power - so much so if you did any kind of serious cruising you would burn more tens/hundreds more gallons of fuel in a year than the straight diesel. Kind of cool concept with the very slow cruise in electric mode being extended by running of the small genset - but I felt a rather poor proof of concept.
I'm curious if a diesel electric pod type of set up might be more feasible - you would gain the efficiency of the pod drive set up but with a simple/cheaper drive line than a conventional engine driven pod set up.
What is the consensus on the efficiency advantage of pods at hull speeds?