MF Tycho Brahe
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MF Tycho Brahe is a Danish battery-electric car-ferry owned by Øresundslinjen that operates on the 5 km HH Ferry route. It started as a diesel ferry in 1991. The ship is bidirectional, which means it
Tycho Brahe in 2007
Tycho Brahe in 2018
Batteries on top
Tycho Brahe in 2019
Electric boat
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An electric boat is a watercraft driven by electric motors that are powered by on-board battery packs or solar panels.
MF Tycho Brahe
…of 266 meters. Tycho Brahe has a sister ship, MF Aurora af Helsingborg. The two ships were originally diesel-powered, but were converted in 2018 to electric propulsion with a 4 MWh battery, weighing 57 metric tonnes, located at the top of the ferry between the chimneys. Two of the four Wärtsilä-Vasa 6R32E diesel engines…
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