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Next-generation boaters will be banned from using gas boats on waterways
“I think something that some people don't necessarily think about is the next generation of boaters will not be allowed to use gas boats on our lakes and rivers.”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 58:09 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
Assertion Partly supported
Recreational boats consume more fuel per mile than fully loaded semi-trucks
“Recreational boats use more gallons per mile than a fully loaded semi-truck. A fully loaded semi-truck might get six to eight miles to the gallon. A boat gets one to two.”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 13:27 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
Assertion Partly supported
An electric boat battery can power an average home for a week
“That's an opportunity to Provide power back to your house. So again, not necessarily at the grid level, but that is a tremendous amount of battery capacity that could power your house for a week without you doing any sort of finagling of electric loads.”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 22:21 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
The Arc One electric boat operates more quietly than a sailboat
“We'll, we'll take an arc one out into a marina and we'll pass a sailboat and the sailboat will be louder than our boat.”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 58:54 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Automotive R&D investments enabled the marine industry to electrify
“We have really benefited from hundreds of billions of dollars that have gone into research and development in the auto industry and the supply chains and the, you know, battery technology that's powering the auto industry that has suddenly enabled us to go tac…”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 10:14 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
Assertion Contradicted
Garmin's off-the-shelf navigation map business generates over one billion dollars
“You know, Garmin sells Off the shelf sort of navigation maps, and that's a billion plus dollar business for them.”
Mitch Lee Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 28:11 The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea
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