Really interesting to read in the comments that there should be more handles and railings, I must admit I didn't think about this at the time as the trip was SO smooth - thanks for pointing it out! The really cool thing about the Hyke is that the interior can be completely configured depending on the use case , I'd personally LOVE to make it a yoga studio. What would you do??!
Did you ask about the solar panels on the roof? They say 7kW integrated solar on the website but you didn't mention anything about it in the video. I'd have it as a floating greenhouse that delivers fresh produce at the dock.
@@petesplaneta9340 There was one scene early-on where orange light (setting sun?) was reflecting off the windows, and I thought they were hosting some sort of fancy candlelight dinner inside. Date+
Well, the Thams is rather less picturesque and smellier, but agreed, more ferries like like would improve it if they could be linked to the TFL network & travelcards.
the Thames taxi service has been revived ..and running hybrid ferries ..diesel outside of the city centre and at London Tower Bridge they switch to EV. its about £10 to go from end to end
300 years ago and if you wanted to cross the river, or go up and down it you'd be hiring a waterman. Seems like it would still be a potentially viable option because nothing will really get you across town from East to West as fast as a river boat might. I doubt even a tube train would and of course slogging up and down stairs or escalators could be a massive pain especially for cyclists and suchlike.
@@james.telfer 😂😂😂 Why not Google TFL and see what's on offer. Electrically powered ferries are not unknown. You might be amazed to learn electric pleasure boats were to be found at least as far up as Henley in the late 1800s ... over a century ago. Changed to diesel not long after WW1.
I’m falling in love with Norway. I keep going back and the more I see the more captivated I am by the Norwegian creativity and openness to the transition from fossil fuels. Their designers and architects are amazing. They have public bathrooms in scenic locations that look like spaceships perched on cliffs and now this… is wonderful. Bravo Norway 👏🏻
Oh yes the rich live very comfortable lives in this country of ours while our roads are collapsing and the charge network is still stuck on the same level its been since 2016. And our governments utter refusal to expand the railway because its "too expensive" yet giving Ukraine 5 times more money then it would taken to build a high speed network up to North Cape in Norway, worship blindly, and you worship idiocracy.
Any video where you're going on location to show us the reality, it's great content! It's time-consuming and expensive content to produce, but it separates you from the crowd of UA-camrs that are just trying to do everything sitting in their studio.
The live events certainly help cover some of these costs, they did at least 5 or 10 videos shot in Vancouver, and the same for Australia. Plus working with contributors based globally, especially Elliot in China, is invaluable.
With that big flat roof, this makes perfect sense - I had the same thought. Sure, it may only increase the range 10-20%, but this seems greener than just adding bigger batteries.
Walking on board with your micro mobility is excellent. Makes me wonder why there isn't a kind of bus that can be structured with a walk-on ramp for the ebike or whatever.
Two main reasons I should think - bikes take up a surprising amount of room, and they are potential hazards inside a bus. Perhaps a large bike carrier at the back?
Check out Candela Electric p-12 from Sweden that has a 30 person ferry that Hydroplanes, leaves no wakes, travels 25 knots, more efficient per passenger mile than buses and Zero Pollution!!
Apart from propulsion unit Greece had a fleet of hydrofoil ferries over 30 years ago running between the islands around the Pelopponese region out of Athens. (Might have been used elsewhere of course.) I gather they were acquired from Ukraine and we're painted in Ukrainian colours. Which Greeks just left. There was an open deck area at the stern if you didn't mind the noise, stink and wind. I believe there was a coffee/snack bar too. They must have been knackered when sold and Greeks ran then into beach. The engines were designed to run on anything by the smoke out of the exhaust and looked like they had never been serviced. You could see a smudge of smoke before the boat itself.These hydrofoil boats. must have been getting on for 40 years old, at least. Goodness only knows what the fuel quality was like as they stank. So, the design looks like it has stood the test of time as these Urainian (built in Russia?) hydrofoils went quite fast. I gather they were not run flat out so as to keep them going for as long as. Lets hope they do end up on the Thames ... but powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
@@lemagnitio72 You're joking, right? The Hyke incorporates many best practices and aerodynamic principles in its design. It has a teardrop shape from stem to stern. Longitudinal ridges are radiused. The sides are canted. All these refinements mean that air will flow smoothly from front to back, as well as side to side...even crosswinds. While not shown in this video, I'm sure that the hull design is likewise optimized.
I'm sure the hull is optimised as hydrodynamics are the most important part of determining efficiency, but the ramp appears to present a slab-fronted element to the Hyke and will create significant turbulence in a strong headwind.
Lots of beautifull clips from Fredrikstad 😍 Edit: Another great video from Fully charged, and heartwarming to see content from my country and city I grew up ❤ The ferrys in Fredrikstad have been core experience for generations, and the new ferries gone for sure bring this experience into the future too
I love boats except for the smell and noise of the diesel engines. This new electric ferry looks awesome. The fact that its battery is about 2x of a Tesla provides a valuable perspective. Great video. Please do another video and show the automatic charging docking arm thingamabob.
Would have liked to see more of the underpinnings... For example, was it a trimaran toward the back, how many motors/screws did it have? Could make an interesting houseboat too, if not a little exposed.
I had the same thought about the houseboat - that the platform would work well and be quite usable for that purpose, although you'd want less glass, less battery probably and solar. I hope someone is working on a modern houseboat that's actually liveable.
@@jonevansauthor Simply Google up UK houseboats. There's probably thousands. Some are around a half million with multiple decks and cabin top terraces to much, much more modest £20k bracket. The main problem is finding and paying for a mooring. Services extra, obviously.
@@adriansmith1410 Norway has about 80 electric ferries of different types already ... and they've been running for several years. Seems like they are dealing with the electricity very effectively and safely!
It looks great, the only thing that seems weird is the ladder. Check out the back at 0:34 or 7:44, there are couple rungs right above waterline next to the anchor, and then three on the outside(technically bottom) of the rear ramp, but when we se the interior there is apparently nothing to to help you climb inside. Imagine trying to climb a fence taller than you are and even though there are few handholds they end a foot below the top so you have to grab the relatively sharp metal edge, throw your foot over it, and then fall like five feet to the floor. And you have to do that while cold and wet and tired from having to paddle water while waiting for someone to notice you fell overboard and bring the ferry back, and your clothes are also wet so they might add dozens of pounds of weight on you. And even if there likely are people on board that can help pull you up, you still have to climb up most of that ladder before even the man with world's longest arms can reach you. Neptune help you if it happens to be raining or waves rock the boat... If you ever are on that ferry and someone has to be rescued from the water, just lower either the front or back ramp.
in Croatia, we have electric boats in most of the national parks... We also have a company that manufactures them. the boats are called SolarCat... some of them even have solar panels on the roof. Such boats are not only more pleasant and clean for the environment, but in an eco system such as a national park they have a favorable effect on the living world in the park because they are not frightened by the sound of loud diesel engines that previous boats had... and this Hyke boat is wonderfull...I would like to ride in it one day, hopefully when I come to Norway.
What an elegant craft. I could imagine living in one converted to a houseboat with a huge PV array on the roof. It just reminds me that the US has a lot of catching up to do. Thank you
This ferry is amazing. I would so love to see these in all river cities. Travelling by water is great but I’ve found traditional river taxis noisy and smelly. Imogen hit the nail on the head, it looks like it’s from the future. Great show!
OMG please show us the 600 passenger one! This is nice but for mass transit it is very low capacity. My city has some ageing ferries and some new ones that have been a bit crap, I'm real keen to see what some good options are!
The problem with large size ferries is they take a long time to fill and empty, have poor frequency of service, suffer from poor utilization and hail at few places. Much better to have a network of smaller shuttles hailing at more locations with higher frequency and higher utilization.
@@bjrnutgard7271 That really depends on the route you are trying to service. There are many small ferry routes in my city that have fairly low utilisation and aren't really very useful, and one large ferry route that sees very high utilisation, with very little ferry-ferry service demand. In addition the large ferry route has to deal with sea swell, and smaller ferries would leave a much worse traveller experience.
Awesome! Puget Sound used to have a fleet of small vessels serving towns and settlements, until cars caught on. Things like this could bring that back a little bit maybe. This particular design looks like it might be restricted to protected waters, but even still it could do a lot.
Love it. Some years back I had an older sailboat that needed an engine replacement I wanted to go Electric, but it was beyond my means but developments like this craft will spur it moving down stream to smaller vessels.
That looks so cool, lots of Cities could benefit from variations of this along rivers and canals. These waterways can often feel like another world compared to the hustle and bustle around them, this seems like the perfect compliment to that
It looks like the EZ-Go renault autonomous concept, something you have to review. All of it’s aspects. The public transport one, the parcel delivery one and also the hotel limousine. All of them amazing concepts!
In 1893 Elco (Electric Launch Company) started building electric shuttle launches (bridging steam and petroleum power) and did so until 1949. They are back in business now !
Cool. Love the reactions from Imogen, but it would be nice to also include more technical & business specs. We get the battery size (smaller than a Hummer!) and speed, but not much else. Great design.
The engineering nerd in me agrees - but I guess since it's extremely unlikely we'll ever be in a position to buy one, let alone compare it to it's competitors, I can forgive this oversight.
I really enjoyed, but my son was a bit underwhelmed, We both agree you need to show video of old ferry travel, and then compare and contrast. But thank you from me, really cool to see. And definitely team up with The Tim Traveller.
These are fantastic! I wish London would buy a bunch of them. I love travelling on the Thames but hate the noise, smell and pollution coming from the diesel engines 😢
I think taking the Skytrain To Surrey, then to the Seabus, taking the water ferry over the North Vancouver and then back is a great way to spend an afternoon with someone I want to hang out with. On a nice day, it is quite beautiful.
Was recently in Oslo and made much use of the ferries out of Akerbrigge to the local islands. All electric, double decked, super smooth and quiet, and all fares included in the week-long TravelKorte. On the main harbour the charging arm comes down and does some battery boost - it uses rails rather than plugs so is totally automatic. Very civilized, in the “sci fi” “advanced civilisation” sense.
And she's done it again this week 😃 Thanks for the great content Imogen & team. We so enjoy hearing about these grid infrastructure and public transportation topics. This is far more impressive & inspiring than all the unaffordable "affordable" EV cars videos. In the beginning I used to be excited about electric cars but later realised they are so far out of reach.
The title attracted me the episode made me want to go to Amsterdam even more and I HOPE other cities will look at electric ferries, especially if they look like this. Our waterways are a great way to move many more people and goods, safely, economically, and quickly while being a source of pleasure, income, jobs and revitalization for often long neglected and UNDER UTILIZED ZONES.
For heaven’s sakes! You guys just keep getting better and better. WHERE did you find this young lady for hosting these videos??? Such a deep bench of interesting, articulate much less than annoying presenters you are amassing! You have Mr. Llewellyn for non-threatening jovialness, then the 7 foot tall guy who tests the smallest electric cars on the market and then this person who somehow manages to wear large pants and Himalayan-ish smocks yet still look cutting edge fashion wise. Seriously Man, you guys are just killing it. At the end of these things I feel so much more intelligent. I think I’ll run for World Senator. Thank you!
This is great! Love the look and design of it and seems totally practical for cities to move people around I do wonder how they would do on a bigger lake or rougher water. Maybe it's only made for rivers. Be cool to see these moving up and down the Chicago river.
This deserves to become a design icon for the future - like the London Bus once was, like the APT should have been. I'm surprised it uses so little juice - presumably it has a pretty flat underside, which would make it "interesting" in rougher waters; but it's clearly doing a great job where it is, nice one!
In Canada the smaller ferries are very vehicle oriented and passengers are an afterthought. I think boating is a great place to go electric, we get tired of noisy power boats and pwcs on our lake. I love what's being done in Europe and Scandinavia.
Imogen, Gavin Shoebridge did a real good review of a electric tugboat in Auckland Harbour. You should check out that beast.. boat not Gavin. On Ecotricity nz.
Full Charged Live just happened in Vancouver, (an event I loved attending), and I can't help but think how applicable this would be to that city. I wonder if Hyke has approached such cities, and if they plan to expand the distribution of these ferries.
A smaller version could work in Vancouver. The waterways are narrow in the inlets, and they have multiple lines. That's why there are so many of the Aquabuses. They are small. But electrifying the existing ones would be great.
It has always bothered me that so many of our lakes on lochs have big diesel boats taking tourists on scenic tours, this would be a better experience all round.
I hope this gets sent to Bristol MPs, the Council, Green Party & Labour group. It would be perfect for the Floating Harbour which is currently served by ancient diesel powered ferries.
Water transport - on calm inland waters at least - is insanely efficient. Look at the canals, where a single horse would easily tow 10 or more tons of coal. The trade-off is speed: A heavy electric SUV will cheerfully do 70-80mph with only a relatively minor drop in efficiency; a ferry doing 70-80mph massively MASSIVELY inefficient... (and also spectacular - I'd pay good money to see one!) Sea transport is a bit more tricky, the waves, wind & current are all major factors - but it could still be done: All ocean going ships used to be wind powered, after all...
Don’t know how well this copes with open waters, but it’d be nice if the Scottish government would invest in something like this to replace the various passenger-only ferries we have. Half the problem with Scotlands essential ferry fleet is that there’s too many different types in use. Could easily see the Hyke frame being adapted to take 2 cars as well which means it could replace even more small island ferries in Scotland
Indeed! A major issue with ferries and other commercial vessels is they are not standardized and produced in volume, making them expensive to build and service, and hard to source. Mass manufacturing is a key feature of Hyke!
It looks amazing! I'm not really sold on that much window area, in a hotter climate at least. During the searing heats like what we in the mediterranian got this summer, I'd really want some serious shade while taking a ferry. Not having any barriers between seats to help not being bothered by co-passengers is far from ideal as well... but the rendering did show a more conventional seating plan as well so I guess its an option.
Solar is an option we deliver where relevant. Given the latitude of Norway, a flat roof doesn't yield that much electricity. Moreover, the electric grid mix of Norway is more or less 100% renewable. Getting closer to the equator, the picture is different, which is why we are offering solar as an option. Another perspective; it might be the roof top is more valuable as a sun deck in some applications... ;-)
Great episode, Imogen. We travelled on a much bigger electric ferry in Norway in February, a 2-hour fjord trip at speed through light ice. Science fiction a few years ago and now a cool and sustainable reality.
Electric Ferries are a great idea. They spend a lot of time in port loading/unloading which is time they can use to charge. Having diesel engines running in port with all the pollution ruins the sight seeing experience on Ferries I have taken.
Spot on. I used to live near the San Francisco Ferry Building. The SF ferries are great except for the noise and toxic air spewing from the big diesel engines. I can't wait for the electric ferries to scale up and replace the old stinkers.
I'm sure the title (or maybe the thumbnail) earlier suggested Star Trek - and I have to say, it does have more than a touch of Star Trek (from Next Gen onwards) vibe about it. Swoopy white panels & big windows, that is. And honestly, that's no bad thing IMO...
Does it come in any other colours, it looks so Tesla in white and thats not a good thing IMO Apart from that i mostly love it, it seems a bit exposed in cold weather remembering that however cold it is on land, it's much colder on water, it looks like the wind can blow straight through from bow to stern or vice versa. I love the concept though, and the shape, it looks like something from a utopian sci fi from the early 70s
1 I never once thought it was just an image you were projecting. 2 todays generation doesn't want traditional boats, but something that is modern and clean looking. 3 I am curious if they are making a profit on this, and how long is the ride? 4 are they also making smaller water taxis for quick trips across the river?
I am living in the city center of Copenhagen, using our electric harbor buses nearly every day and would like to make a few remarks . Our “busses” are quite ugly but have a layout comparable to the Norwegian space design. But the attractive design could have a problem in the hullshape if its a monohull, that could provide a very dynamic ride at speed in relatively small waves This would probably make it difficult not to be thrown around doe to lack of seating, a specially in open spaces as planed. This leads to the necessity to reduce speed or only use the ferry under calm conditions as seen in the film. The second disadvantage is the bow entrance that makes entering and leaving the boat slow, it’s a daily nuisance in our city compared to the sideways entrance used among others in Venezia or Istanbul that is far more efficient docking procedure. Greetings from Copenhagen
Greetings back to Copenhagen! The gangway at the front is wider than the Copenhagen vessels, enabling faster loading and unloading. Front loading allows for secure docking and easy access for wheel chairs and bikes. The hull is actually very stable even in fairly large waves. Come to Fredrikstad to try it out!
Lovely. Wish they’d make a smaller cabin cruiser for a couple doing coastal and river water vacations. Under 40’, hybrid with solar roof/hydrogen, electric motor, 2 berths, galley, head and curtains.
Kinda sad, isn't it? Still... it's been the case throughout the history of invention and innovation - there's always some loudmouth poo-poohing it. Without, of course, ever actually seeing the thing in person.
There are such great designs in electrifyiing so many vehicles of transportation. The ideas are getting better too! It's too bad that here in the USA there is so much division in electrifying anything. Yes it takes some time and effort to get the infrastructure up and running. yet it so worth it!
100% agree. Electrons are not liberal or conservative, yet somehow we find ourselves in a situation where coal power plants are considered American and wind farms somehow aren't. That being said, environmentalists need to STOP preaching that we must choose between the environment and jobs. A good portion of the polarization is caused by stupid statements from my fellow environmentalists.
I take comfort from the fact that every single innovation since (presumably) the dawn of time, has drawn any number of loudly proclaiming nay-sayers.... Even the oil powered automobile, which many said would never replace the horse, eventually did - and here we are now with EVs replacing oil-power, and the same (well, descendants of the same!) naysayers are at it again. Since electric drivetrains are inherently so much better than the ICE units they're replacing - the naysayers can cry all they like, history will prove them wrong - just like those who naysayed the automobile, or electricity, or flying, or spacecraft.
I still can't get over that earlier today, Trump said he was against electric ferries, as if it sinks everyone will get electrocuted and die. Good thing Norway is there to show it can still work and be highly effective. As most charge when they let cars and people on and off, as the charger on the big ferries is just auto-connected to the side when it stops.
would love to see a similar style to the Washington state car ferries but those are behemoths. It is a good start and would love to see the NEXT version. a nice addition to mass transit. In the US the biggest problem we have with mass transit ist hat is what city's seem to cut first so for me to go from city to city you may end up with a few 20-30 min waits for the next bus of the next route. or 1 hour for a ferry (2 hours non commute times). Were i live mass transit is a mess and takes 2-3 times longer than driving a car. and using a bicycle is impractical due to tons of large hills on roads you can use a bike on Unfortunately in the US they made it impractical to use anything besides a car and shifting to a more mass transit based will take 20+ years in most places and probably longer to get most people's mindset to change
That's because it's exactly that. A lot of bla bla for a very modest craft. That "ferry" is extremely limited by its design. As you very correctly said, a tram on water. And it has to be very, very calm water.
I really love this. The only other thing that is ecological and serves a similar purpose are Basel's Rhine ferries. Though they operate on a cable using the river's current to move them, so it only works in places where there is enough current and no other water traffic that can't pass below the cable. Also with rivers in cities they tend to be somewhat fortified, so often the access isn't possible without stairs.
@@JakesOnline Yes, I'm starting to wonder if it is an optional extra or if she just didn't ask. Some modern panels are almost black so they could be there and not get noticed.
Some random thoughts: That would make an amazing platform for a floating home. I know Sydney and Brisbane have a decent amount of passenger ferries. This would be a great addition to their fleets. I hope who ever Imogen's partner is, they were taking notice. Sounds like she really wants to go on a date cruise. ^^
It reminds me of a Disney ride; I hope they market it to families too. I am obsessed with all the “futuristic” e-Transport that’s hopefully gonna help save our planet. Thanks for reporting on it.
Really interesting to read in the comments that there should be more handles and railings, I must admit I didn't think about this at the time as the trip was SO smooth - thanks for pointing it out! The really cool thing about the Hyke is that the interior can be completely configured depending on the use case , I'd personally LOVE to make it a yoga studio. What would you do??!
I kept on thinking how nice it would be to have a party in one!
Did you ask about the solar panels on the roof? They say 7kW integrated solar on the website but you didn't mention anything about it in the video.
I'd have it as a floating greenhouse that delivers fresh produce at the dock.
@@petesplaneta9340 There was one scene early-on where orange light (setting sun?) was reflecting off the windows, and I thought they were hosting some sort of fancy candlelight dinner inside. Date+
Floating gyms would be fun, do a workout while getting a ferry home from work.
Definitely a swimming pool
Always wondered why the Thames isn’t utilised as much as it could be. A fleet of these would be great.
Well, the Thams is rather less picturesque and smellier, but agreed, more ferries like like would improve it if they could be linked to the TFL network & travelcards.
And me , it could get some diesel buses and taxis off the road .
the Thames taxi service has been revived ..and running hybrid ferries ..diesel outside of the city centre and at London Tower Bridge they switch to EV. its about £10 to go from end to end
300 years ago and if you wanted to cross the river, or go up and down it you'd be hiring a waterman. Seems like it would still be a potentially viable option because nothing will really get you across town from East to West as fast as a river boat might. I doubt even a tube train would and of course slogging up and down stairs or escalators could be a massive pain especially for cyclists and suchlike.
@@james.telfer
😂😂😂
Why not Google TFL and see what's on offer.
Electrically powered ferries are not unknown.
You might be amazed to learn electric pleasure boats were to be found at least as far up as Henley in the late 1800s ... over a century ago.
Changed to diesel not long after WW1.
I’m falling in love with Norway. I keep going back and the more I see the more captivated I am by the Norwegian creativity and openness to the transition from fossil fuels. Their designers and architects are amazing. They have public bathrooms in scenic locations that look like spaceships perched on cliffs and now this… is wonderful. Bravo Norway 👏🏻
Oh yes the rich live very comfortable lives in this country of ours while our roads are collapsing and the charge network is still stuck on the same level its been since 2016.
And our governments utter refusal to expand the railway because its "too expensive" yet giving Ukraine 5 times more money then it would taken to build a high speed network up to North Cape in Norway, worship blindly, and you worship idiocracy.
Wow. Must visit. They also have a lot of Teslas.
@@SMGJohn in all of my visits to Norway over the past 4 years I’ve never once struggled to charge my EV as I explore this amazing country.
@@garethdesborough7960 The world has moved on from "Karen's" now we have "Negative Nancy's"
@@SMGJohn party pooper... seems to me Ukraine is a good investment... unless you want Russia ignoring your border as well.
Beautiful design and the battery power matches perfectly with its job. I hope we see these water ways around the world really soon
Thanks for the feedback! We at Hyke hope to see that too!;)
Any video where you're going on location to show us the reality, it's great content! It's time-consuming and expensive content to produce, but it separates you from the crowd of UA-camrs that are just trying to do everything sitting in their studio.
The live events certainly help cover some of these costs, they did at least 5 or 10 videos shot in Vancouver, and the same for Australia.
Plus working with contributors based globally, especially Elliot in China, is invaluable.
This would be the perfect type of boat to cover in solar panels
Better to put the panels in the car park on each side of the route.
@@lpdirv both
It would add such a tiny amount to the boat and cost loads. Better to just use the super low carbon local power.
With that big flat roof, this makes perfect sense - I had the same thought. Sure, it may only increase the range 10-20%, but this seems greener than just adding bigger batteries.
The roof has 7kw of integrated solar.
Walking on board with your micro mobility is excellent. Makes me wonder why there isn't a kind of bus that can be structured with a walk-on ramp for the ebike or whatever.
Two main reasons I should think - bikes take up a surprising amount of room, and they are potential hazards inside a bus.
Perhaps a large bike carrier at the back?
Check out Candela Electric p-12 from Sweden that has a 30 person ferry that Hydroplanes, leaves no wakes, travels 25 knots, more efficient per passenger mile than buses and Zero Pollution!!
That does also look great. Their website says the first will go into service in Stockholm in 2024 so perhaps they can check it out when it's usable.
If you hit a log hovering in the waterline while hydroplaning in 25 knots, people could get seriously hurt.
@@ulf5738 that could be a reason not to use them in some areas I suppose. :)
Apart from propulsion unit Greece had a fleet of hydrofoil ferries over 30 years ago running between the islands around the Pelopponese region out of Athens. (Might have been used elsewhere of course.)
I gather they were acquired from Ukraine and we're painted in Ukrainian colours. Which Greeks just left.
There was an open deck area at the stern if you didn't mind the noise, stink and wind.
I believe there was a coffee/snack bar too.
They must have been knackered when sold and
Greeks ran then into beach.
The engines were designed to run on anything by the smoke out of the exhaust and looked like they had never been serviced. You could see a smudge of smoke before the boat itself.These hydrofoil boats. must have been getting on for 40 years old, at least.
Goodness only knows what the fuel quality was like as they stank.
So, the design looks like it has stood the test of time as these Urainian (built in Russia?) hydrofoils went quite fast.
I gather they were not run flat out so as to keep them going for as long as.
Lets hope they do end up on the Thames ... but powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
It looks good but for cities that have low lying bridges I think solution is a better option.
Imogen, the aerodynamicist in you must be loving the design! The Hyke ferry is brilliant. Thanks for yet another wonderful episode.
It appears to have the aerodynamics of a brick, which might be an issue on very windy days.
@@lemagnitio72 You're joking, right? The Hyke incorporates many best practices and aerodynamic principles in its design. It has a teardrop shape from stem to stern. Longitudinal ridges are radiused. The sides are canted. All these refinements mean that air will flow smoothly from front to back, as well as side to side...even crosswinds.
While not shown in this video, I'm sure that the hull design is likewise optimized.
I'm sure the hull is optimised as hydrodynamics are the most important part of determining efficiency, but the ramp appears to present a slab-fronted element to the Hyke and will create significant turbulence in a strong headwind.
Need to see some footage of this in more challenging weather conditions.
Lots of beautifull clips from Fredrikstad 😍
Edit: Another great video from Fully charged, and heartwarming to see content from my country and city I grew up ❤ The ferrys in Fredrikstad have been core experience for generations, and the new ferries gone for sure bring this experience into the future too
I love boats except for the smell and noise of the diesel engines. This new electric ferry looks awesome. The fact that its battery is about 2x of a Tesla provides a valuable perspective.
Great video. Please do another video and show the automatic charging docking arm thingamabob.
Would have liked to see more of the underpinnings... For example, was it a trimaran toward the back, how many motors/screws did it have?
Could make an interesting houseboat too, if not a little exposed.
I had the same thought about the houseboat - that the platform would work well and be quite usable for that purpose, although you'd want less glass, less battery probably and solar. I hope someone is working on a modern houseboat that's actually liveable.
House boats for exhibitionists 🙂
@@jonevansauthor
Simply Google up UK houseboats. There's probably thousands.
Some are around a half million with multiple decks and cabin top terraces to much, much more modest £20k bracket.
The main problem is finding and paying for a mooring.
Services extra, obviously.
Fantastic! well done Norway. All small ferries should be like this. Perfect for tourism (say the English Lake District) as well as city commuting.
Electric and water aren't a good mix 😂😂let's hope that high voltage is protected well 🥴
@@adriansmith1410 Norway has about 80 electric ferries of different types already ... and they've been running for several years. Seems like they are dealing with the electricity very effectively and safely!
@@adriansmith1410yeah the engineers didn’t think about that…
@adriansmith1410 electricity and diesel aren't a great mix either. The answer- keep them separate.
@@adriansmith1410we’ve been using electricity on boats since the Titanic. I’m sure they’ll be fine.
It looks great, the only thing that seems weird is the ladder. Check out the back at 0:34 or 7:44, there are couple rungs right above waterline next to the anchor, and then three on the outside(technically bottom) of the rear ramp, but when we se the interior there is apparently nothing to to help you climb inside. Imagine trying to climb a fence taller than you are and even though there are few handholds they end a foot below the top so you have to grab the relatively sharp metal edge, throw your foot over it, and then fall like five feet to the floor.
And you have to do that while cold and wet and tired from having to paddle water while waiting for someone to notice you fell overboard and bring the ferry back, and your clothes are also wet so they might add dozens of pounds of weight on you. And even if there likely are people on board that can help pull you up, you still have to climb up most of that ladder before even the man with world's longest arms can reach you. Neptune help you if it happens to be raining or waves rock the boat...
If you ever are on that ferry and someone has to be rescued from the water, just lower either the front or back ramp.
in Croatia, we have electric boats in most of the national parks... We also have a company that manufactures them. the boats are called SolarCat... some of them even have solar panels on the roof. Such boats are not only more pleasant and clean for the environment, but in an eco system such as a national park they have a favorable effect on the living world in the park because they are not frightened by the sound of loud diesel engines that previous boats had... and this Hyke boat is wonderfull...I would like to ride in it one day, hopefully when I come to Norway.
That's great! Please reach out to us when you come!
Very wonderful, the quietness seems sublime.
It looks like a bus made for the water. Cool design IMO.
The image they showed of a 'conventional ferry' was in fact a school bus.......talk about cheap journalism 🙄
Looks like a great next generation water taxi / shuttle for our cities. Would love to see them in our city (Victoria, Canada)
It almost dissappears against that beautiful backdrop.
What an elegant craft. I could imagine living in one converted to a houseboat with a huge PV array on the roof. It just reminds me that the US has a lot of catching up to do. Thank you
Looks great, TFL are you watching, ? I suspect a nice coffee/hot chocolate at the embarking port could mean passengers can recharge on route too.
This ferry is amazing. I would so love to see these in all river cities. Travelling by water is great but I’ve found traditional river taxis noisy and smelly. Imogen hit the nail on the head, it looks like it’s from the future. Great show!
OMG please show us the 600 passenger one! This is nice but for mass transit it is very low capacity. My city has some ageing ferries and some new ones that have been a bit crap, I'm real keen to see what some good options are!
The problem with large size ferries is they take a long time to fill and empty, have poor frequency of service, suffer from poor utilization and hail at few places. Much better to have a network of smaller shuttles hailing at more locations with higher frequency and higher utilization.
@@bjrnutgard7271 That really depends on the route you are trying to service. There are many small ferry routes in my city that have fairly low utilisation and aren't really very useful, and one large ferry route that sees very high utilisation, with very little ferry-ferry service demand. In addition the large ferry route has to deal with sea swell, and smaller ferries would leave a much worse traveller experience.
Awesome! Puget Sound used to have a fleet of small vessels serving towns and settlements, until cars caught on. Things like this could bring that back a little bit maybe. This particular design looks like it might be restricted to protected waters, but even still it could do a lot.
That's a great insight - would love to connect to explore further!
Love it. Some years back I had an older sailboat that needed an engine replacement I wanted to go Electric, but it was beyond my means but developments like this craft will spur it moving down stream to smaller vessels.
That is so cool. London needs these asap
Is that a solar roof? If not, it feels like a missed opportunity. How many others are thinking about the feasibility of a houseboat conversion? 👌
Solar is an available option. Houseboat conversation is also a great idea! :-)
That looks so cool, lots of Cities could benefit from variations of this along rivers and canals. These waterways can often feel like another world compared to the hustle and bustle around them, this seems like the perfect compliment to that
Agreed, waterways present a great opportunity for a relaxed and peaceful commute compared to the busy roads around them!
Wow that is a super impressive ferry, here's hoping more public transport like this appears in the near future
It looks like the EZ-Go renault autonomous concept, something you have to review. All of it’s aspects. The public transport one, the parcel delivery one and also the hotel limousine. All of them amazing concepts!
In 1893 Elco (Electric Launch Company) started building electric shuttle launches (bridging steam and petroleum power) and did so until 1949. They are back in business now !
Oh wow, didn't know that. Thanks for sharing!
Cool. Love the reactions from Imogen, but it would be nice to also include more technical & business specs. We get the battery size (smaller than a Hummer!) and speed, but not much else. Great design.
The engineering nerd in me agrees - but I guess since it's extremely unlikely we'll ever be in a position to buy one, let alone compare it to it's competitors, I can forgive this oversight.
Looks like a panorama photo of a ski gondola. Love it!
This ferry looks awesome and I would love to see loads of them in my hometown, Gothenburg.
Working on it!
@@bjrnutgard7271 Underbart!
I really enjoyed, but my son was a bit underwhelmed,
We both agree you need to show video of old ferry travel, and then compare and contrast.
But thank you from me, really cool to see. And definitely team up with The Tim Traveller.
These are fantastic! I wish London would buy a bunch of them. I love travelling on the Thames but hate the noise, smell and pollution coming from the diesel engines 😢
Agreed! Great potential to augment the Thames experience!
I think taking the Skytrain To Surrey, then to the Seabus, taking the water ferry over the North Vancouver and then back is a great way to spend an afternoon with someone I want to hang out with. On a nice day, it is quite beautiful.
Love it Imogen and I can see you are your sold on it to, just gliding across the water like a floating green house.
Was recently in Oslo and made much use of the ferries out of Akerbrigge to the local islands. All electric, double decked, super smooth and quiet, and all fares included in the week-long TravelKorte. On the main harbour the charging arm comes down and does some battery boost - it uses rails rather than plugs so is totally automatic.
Very civilized, in the “sci fi” “advanced civilisation” sense.
And she's done it again this week 😃 Thanks for the great content Imogen & team. We so enjoy hearing about these grid infrastructure and public transportation topics. This is far more impressive & inspiring than all the unaffordable "affordable" EV cars videos. In the beginning I used to be excited about electric cars but later realised they are so far out of reach.
Love to see these in Sydney Australia.
You could make a great house boat out of it.
We have an electric water metro in operation in Kerala 😊
The title attracted me the episode made me want to go to Amsterdam even more and I HOPE other cities will look at electric ferries, especially if they look like this. Our waterways are a great way to move many more people and goods, safely, economically, and quickly while being a source of pleasure, income, jobs and revitalization for often long neglected and UNDER UTILIZED ZONES.
A very elegant design, it looks amazing! I'd want to use veryday!
For heaven’s sakes! You guys just keep getting better and better. WHERE did you find this young lady for hosting these videos??? Such a deep bench of interesting, articulate much less than annoying presenters you are amassing!
You have Mr. Llewellyn for non-threatening jovialness, then the 7 foot tall guy who tests the smallest electric cars on the market and then this person who somehow manages to wear large pants and Himalayan-ish smocks yet still look cutting edge fashion wise.
Seriously Man, you guys are just killing it. At the end of these things I feel so much more intelligent. I think I’ll run for World Senator.
Thank you!
This is great! Love the look and design of it and seems totally practical for cities to move people around I do wonder how they would do on a bigger lake or rougher water. Maybe it's only made for rivers. Be cool to see these moving up and down the Chicago river.
This deserves to become a design icon for the future - like the London Bus once was, like the APT should have been. I'm surprised it uses so little juice - presumably it has a pretty flat underside, which would make it "interesting" in rougher waters; but it's clearly doing a great job where it is, nice one!
Checked out the (large!) electric ferries in Helsingborg/Sweden?
Robert did, pre-pandemic I think.
That's wonderful, such a peaceful and open way to travel.
In Canada the smaller ferries are very vehicle oriented and passengers are an afterthought. I think boating is a great place to go electric, we get tired of noisy power boats and pwcs on our lake. I love what's being done in Europe and Scandinavia.
Indeed, Ferries have traditionally been too much about getting cars around. Our vision here is more of a micro / shared mobility service
this is brilliant. super elegant design and a very close to the water experience
Imogen, Gavin Shoebridge did a real good review of a electric tugboat in Auckland Harbour. You should check out that beast.. boat not Gavin. On Ecotricity nz.
Full Charged Live just happened in Vancouver, (an event I loved attending), and I can't help but think how applicable this would be to that city. I wonder if Hyke has approached such cities, and if they plan to expand the distribution of these ferries.
A smaller version could work in Vancouver. The waterways are narrow in the inlets, and they have multiple lines. That's why there are so many of the Aquabuses. They are small. But electrifying the existing ones would be great.
I was thinking the same thing, specifically, replacing the SeaBuses. BC Ferries are piloting some electric and/or hybrid ferries, so it's coming!
This would be ideal for Chicago, with its river and lakeshore. Also, all of the water transport at Disney could be replaced with these.
It has always bothered me that so many of our lakes on lochs have big diesel boats taking tourists on scenic tours, this would be a better experience all round.
I would love to see this in my city too. Forwarding this video to the municipality.
I hope this gets sent to Bristol MPs, the Council, Green Party & Labour group. It would be perfect for the Floating Harbour which is currently served by ancient diesel powered ferries.
That's a great idea!
As a packaging engineer if that beautiful thing looks like a shampoo bottle then I am gonna take that as a compliment were doing something right.
What a beautiful ferry. It needs a solar array on that massive roof!
The website says it has integrated solar, maybe it is so well integrated that no one notices? Some panels are nearly black nowadays.
It's an option we offer for deliveries where it makes a significant difference.
15 hours on a charge tells me that this kind of transport is much more efficient than all these overpowered heavy electric SUV's for only one person
Water transport - on calm inland waters at least - is insanely efficient. Look at the canals, where a single horse would easily tow 10 or more tons of coal. The trade-off is speed: A heavy electric SUV will cheerfully do 70-80mph with only a relatively minor drop in efficiency; a ferry doing 70-80mph massively MASSIVELY inefficient... (and also spectacular - I'd pay good money to see one!) Sea transport is a bit more tricky, the waves, wind & current are all major factors - but it could still be done: All ocean going ships used to be wind powered, after all...
Don’t know how well this copes with open waters, but it’d be nice if the Scottish government would invest in something like this to replace the various passenger-only ferries we have. Half the problem with Scotlands essential ferry fleet is that there’s too many different types in use.
Could easily see the Hyke frame being adapted to take 2 cars as well which means it could replace even more small island ferries in Scotland
Indeed! A major issue with ferries and other commercial vessels is they are not standardized and produced in volume, making them expensive to build and service, and hard to source. Mass manufacturing is a key feature of Hyke!
It looks amazing! I'm not really sold on that much window area, in a hotter climate at least. During the searing heats like what we in the mediterranian got this summer, I'd really want some serious shade while taking a ferry. Not having any barriers between seats to help not being bothered by co-passengers is far from ideal as well... but the rendering did show a more conventional seating plan as well so I guess its an option.
Looks great. Gotta ask the obvious question - why no solar panels on the huge roof?
7kW integrated solar says the website.
Solar is an option we deliver where relevant. Given the latitude of Norway, a flat roof doesn't yield that much electricity. Moreover, the electric grid mix of Norway is more or less 100% renewable. Getting closer to the equator, the picture is different, which is why we are offering solar as an option. Another perspective; it might be the roof top is more valuable as a sun deck in some applications... ;-)
Great episode, Imogen. We travelled on a much bigger electric ferry in Norway in February, a 2-hour fjord trip at speed through light ice. Science fiction a few years ago and now a cool and sustainable reality.
I would be overjoyed to rent one to host dinners! The Hyke is an exciting versitile platform!
Great idea! Where would that be? :-)
Electric Ferries are a great idea. They spend a lot of time in port loading/unloading which is time they can use to charge. Having diesel engines running in port with all the pollution ruins the sight seeing experience on Ferries I have taken.
Spot on. I used to live near the San Francisco Ferry Building. The SF ferries are great except for the noise and toxic air spewing from the big diesel engines. I can't wait for the electric ferries to scale up and replace the old stinkers.
A fleet of these replacing the Sydney Harbor ferries would be brilliant
It has a pleasant Retro - Futuristic look to it
Sort of Thunderbirds style
EDIT : It is more like a bus than a car.
I agree. It definitely give off that vibe. I wonder if any of the industrial designers had any Gerry Anderson designs up on their idea boards?
I'm sure the title (or maybe the thumbnail) earlier suggested Star Trek - and I have to say, it does have more than a touch of Star Trek (from Next Gen onwards) vibe about it. Swoopy white panels & big windows, that is. And honestly, that's no bad thing IMO...
Does it come in any other colours, it looks so Tesla in white and thats not a good thing IMO
Apart from that i mostly love it, it seems a bit exposed in cold weather remembering that however cold it is on land, it's much colder on water, it looks like the wind can blow straight through from bow to stern or vice versa. I love the concept though, and the shape, it looks like something from a utopian sci fi from the early 70s
Great video! Loved it to bits. Good to see something different then only cars.
1 I never once thought it was just an image you were projecting. 2 todays generation doesn't want traditional boats, but something that is modern and clean looking. 3 I am curious if they are making a profit on this, and how long is the ride? 4 are they also making smaller water taxis for quick trips across the river?
Just across the river, the shuttle is actually more than fast enough.
I am living in the city center of Copenhagen, using our electric harbor buses nearly every day and would like to make a few remarks . Our “busses” are quite ugly but have a layout comparable to the Norwegian space design.
But the attractive design could have a problem in the hullshape if its a monohull, that could provide a very dynamic ride at speed in relatively small waves This would probably make it difficult not to be thrown around doe to lack of seating, a specially in open spaces as planed. This leads to the necessity to reduce speed or only use the ferry under calm conditions as seen in the film.
The second disadvantage is the bow entrance that makes entering and leaving the boat slow, it’s a daily nuisance in our city compared to the sideways entrance used among others in Venezia or Istanbul that is far more efficient docking procedure.
Greetings from Copenhagen
Greetings back to Copenhagen! The gangway at the front is wider than the Copenhagen vessels, enabling faster loading and unloading. Front loading allows for secure docking and easy access for wheel chairs and bikes. The hull is actually very stable even in fairly large waves. Come to Fredrikstad to try it out!
Lovely. Wish they’d make a smaller cabin cruiser for a couple doing coastal and river water vacations. Under 40’, hybrid with solar roof/hydrogen, electric motor, 2 berths, galley, head and curtains.
Hope to see these on the Thames soon. I would pick one up from Purfleet to CIty Centre. Better than sitting in my Car.
Great idea!
The boat looks great, and well done on the cinewhoop shots with the drone.
Company founder: "We haven't had one single negative feedback"
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Kinda sad, isn't it? Still... it's been the case throughout the history of invention and innovation - there's always some loudmouth poo-poohing it. Without, of course, ever actually seeing the thing in person.
There are such great designs in electrifyiing so many vehicles of transportation. The ideas are getting better too! It's too bad that here in the USA there is so much division in electrifying anything. Yes it takes some time and effort to get the infrastructure up and running. yet it so worth it!
100% agree. Electrons are not liberal or conservative, yet somehow we find ourselves in a situation where coal power plants are considered American and wind farms somehow aren't.
That being said, environmentalists need to STOP preaching that we must choose between the environment and jobs. A good portion of the polarization is caused by stupid statements from my fellow environmentalists.
I take comfort from the fact that every single innovation since (presumably) the dawn of time, has drawn any number of loudly proclaiming nay-sayers.... Even the oil powered automobile, which many said would never replace the horse, eventually did - and here we are now with EVs replacing oil-power, and the same (well, descendants of the same!) naysayers are at it again. Since electric drivetrains are inherently so much better than the ICE units they're replacing - the naysayers can cry all they like, history will prove them wrong - just like those who naysayed the automobile, or electricity, or flying, or spacecraft.
They need this ferry in Liverpool!
I still can't get over that earlier today, Trump said he was against electric ferries, as if it sinks everyone will get electrocuted and die. Good thing Norway is there to show it can still work and be highly effective. As most charge when they let cars and people on and off, as the charger on the big ferries is just auto-connected to the side when it stops.
Science isn't his strong point.
Imogen rocks!
It reminds me of the electric trains in Sydney, Australia.
I'm excited to see public transport (for use of a better phrase) look and be an inspiring, cool and engaging experience. Ferry exciting.
Ferry much agreed! ;-)
would love to see a similar style to the Washington state car ferries but those are behemoths. It is a good start and would love to see the NEXT version. a nice addition to mass transit.
In the US the biggest problem we have with mass transit ist hat is what city's seem to cut first so for me to go from city to city you may end up with a few 20-30 min waits for the next bus of the next route. or 1 hour for a ferry (2 hours non commute times). Were i live mass transit is a mess and takes 2-3 times longer than driving a car. and using a bicycle is impractical due to tons of large hills on roads you can use a bike on
Unfortunately in the US they made it impractical to use anything besides a car and shifting to a more mass transit based will take 20+ years in most places and probably longer to get most people's mindset to change
Agreed 100% on the problem assessment, but more optimistic on the ability to drive change faster... ;-)
Washington is converting it’s ferry fleet to electric drive systems
Beautiful and practical.
It looks awesome. Great initiative!
I do think it looks futuristic but it also kinda just looks like a modern european tram they use in Budapest or Munich but on the water
That's because it's exactly that. A lot of bla bla for a very modest craft. That "ferry" is extremely limited by its design. As you very correctly said, a tram on water. And it has to be very, very calm water.
This looks SO amazing I'll have to consider going there for some short holiday.
Happy to welcome you in Fredrikstad!
This is perfect for Sydney Harbour.
I loved the episode - thank you Imogen & team but I’d like to understand how such a square format copes with wind & waves.
I really love this. The only other thing that is ecological and serves a similar purpose are Basel's Rhine ferries. Though they operate on a cable using the river's current to move them, so it only works in places where there is enough current and no other water traffic that can't pass below the cable.
Also with rivers in cities they tend to be somewhat fortified, so often the access isn't possible without stairs.
Should be covered with solar panels 🌞🔋
It is... 7kW integrated solar says the website.
@@zapfanzapfanWow, that's a significant part of the story FC left out.
@@JakesOnline Yes, I'm starting to wonder if it is an optional extra or if she just didn't ask. Some modern panels are almost black so they could be there and not get noticed.
It would make a lovely houseboat!
Some random thoughts:
That would make an amazing platform for a floating home.
I know Sydney and Brisbane have a decent amount of passenger ferries. This would be a great addition to their fleets.
I hope who ever Imogen's partner is, they were taking notice. Sounds like she really wants to go on a date cruise. ^^
Great way to make public transportation move beyond the functional and add the positivity of the experience. What a machine!
I think this would be a super cool Houseboat.... 🤔
Looks great
It reminds me of a Disney ride; I hope they market it to families too. I am obsessed with all the “futuristic” e-Transport that’s hopefully gonna help save our planet. Thanks for reporting on it.
Beautiful!! How much ? I would use it as boatlife (vanlife) :) what a dream !!
That's a beautiful ride! 🤗🔥
A very nice twenty fifth century look to it and wonderfully quiet ride. I wonder if Dartmouth port authority would buy a couple 😂
That's a great idea!
It does look lovely. I wonder how it might look after 10 years of hard grind though.
I could see this Hyke replacing the Water Taxi in Seattle.