EV Maritime combines the best design expertise with leading global technologies.The result is a new proposition: high performance vessels, with low environmental impact for maximum customer experience.
Better insights,better outcomes.
Bringing about a better ferry future requires better ferries, but operating these well relies on suitable infrastructure and operating systems. Funding and implementation decisions rely on considered financial modelling and life cycle analysis.
EV Maritime offers a full suite of these services to facilitate your transition to a better ferry future.
Analysis process
EV Maritime has built the expertise and tools to support you through your zero emission ferry transition, from analysis of service, vessel, schedule and infrastructure requirements to forecasting financial and lifecycle sustainability outcomes.
Our process:
+ geography, network architecture, travel patterns
+ routes and schedules
+ vessel speed, size, range
+ energy & emissions
+ charging infrastructure
+ reliability & resilience
+ schedule analysis & resilience assessment
+ vessel loading patterns
+ vessel-by-vessel energy consumption profile
+ battery health & longevity
+ dock-level and terminal-level landside energy demand
+ connection and energy pricing indicators
+ demand management
+ upstream network support
+ comparative lifetime fleet costs: electric/hydrogen/hybrid vs diesel
+ capital investment & residual value
+ energy costs
+ repairs & maintenance modelling: costs & downtime
+ emissions pricing & sensitivity
+ net present value & marginal cost recovery forecasting
+ embedded emissions in manufacture
+ direct emissions in operation
+ indirect emissions in operation & maintenance
+ end of life impacts
Start your journey to a better ferry future
Did you know:
01/09
Our recent analysis for Auckland New Zealand found that ferry emissions were heavily dominated by a small number of long, fast routes: 50% of the sailings delivered accounted for over 90% of ferry emissions.
02/09
Our recent analysis of Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Bangkok, San Francisco and New York found identical underlying vessel technical requirements across all six fleets: a key enabler of confidence and value through inter-fleet platform standardisation.
03/09
Half of all ferry sailings in Auckland New Zealand can be recharged in less than 3 minutes per one way trip, if delivered using EV Maritime’s electric fast ferries.
04/09
Our recent analysis for New York USA found that recharge requirements for electric vessels could be entirely accommodated within existing schedules, leading to zero additional downtime for an all-electric fleet.
05/09
The cost of electricity in most cities is not only a function of the amount of energy used, but also the size of the connection and the energy demand profile. Including grid connected batteries within a dockside charger installation can reduce connection size, limit requirements for network reinforcement, smooth energy demand and open new revenue streams in upstream network support.
06/09
Our forecasting suggests that, compared with a diesel vessel, electric ferry energy cost savings can be as much as 80%. Reduced repairs & maintenance for some electric boats can bring nearly as much benefit again.
07/09
Our recent analysis for Sydney Australia found that choosing an electric fleet was 20% less expensive on a net present value basis than procuring a diesel fleet. This was despite a much higher initial capital cost and relatively high electricity costs.
08/09
Our recent analysis for Auckland New Zealand found a carbon fibre electric ferry has about 20% lower embedded emissions in manufacture than it’s aluminium equivalent. It then uses less energy through its life, will have roughly double the lifespan and at end of life can also be recycled.
09/09
Our analysis shows that a “self-charging hybrid” ferry will usually produce HIGHER emissions than a conventional diesel vessel. In fact, many “plug-in hybrids” will only save 10-20% of the emissions of the most efficient modern diesel vessels.
A better future shouldn’t cost the earth
Studies have found that EV Maritime’s electric ferries can halve operational costs. A review of the rapid transit fleet serving Auckland’s commuter ferry services found that, in comparison to an equivalent diesel fleet, the additional capital cost of electric vessels and their supporting infrastructure could be recovered in 5-7 years, before accounting for the forecast cost of carbon emissions. The net savings were estimated at over NZ$200 million over 20 years, whilst slashing 500,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Halve operational costs
Recover investment in 5-7 years
Up to $500m saved over 25yrs
Save > 1M tonnes of CO2e over 25yrs
Learn how we can change your city for the better
We’ve produced documentation for a number of cities that are seeking a better ferry future. Download the example for San Francisco and see what our initial route analysis involves.
