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		JoeAltmaier on Sept 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Battery-electric fishing vessel marks a sea change... Electric drive requires an enormous multi-ton battery i.e. a bomb. It's a reasonable concern.

SequoiaHope on Sept 11, 2023 | [–]

People always say this, but a big tank of fossil fuels is a bomb too! We have managed just fine with them.

AYBABTME on Sept 12, 2023 | [–]

A gas tank, a propane tank, heck even a diesel tank, are all more dangerous than my LFP pack. Also my LFP pack weights 81kg, not a ton, definitely not multiple tons.

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