Amsterdam introduces floating charging stations for boats as the city is banning diesel-powered canal boats from 2025
AMSTERDAM - The century-old Amsterdam canal boat Gerarda Johanna looks like a classic with wood paneling, but beneath its floorboards lies a high-tech underbelly: rows of lithium ion batteries, 66 in all, with an electric drive train powering its propeller.
The transition among commercial vessels is well underway, with 75% of the 550 on the city’s water qualifying as emissions free, according to city spokesman Wouter Keuning. He said cheaper solar energy and new forms of storage would bring about emission-neutral transportation faster than most are expecting.It would cost a million euros to build a new electric canal boat, but owner Rederij Kooij, one of the city’s largest operators, is converting its existing fleet one by one as they come up for maintenance, adding around 50,000 euros to a 150,000 euro repair bill. So far 13 out of 29 are done.
Of Amsterdam’s 12,000 recreational boats, mostly smaller privately-owned vessels, only 5% are emissions-free, by city estimates.Converting them to electric would cost 4,000-40,000 euros depending on size, though many will likely be sold or replaced.
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