Meet the latest way the superrich prove they’re really, totally worried about the environment: $10 million electric superyachts::Electric cars? The superrich have already moved on to electric yachts.

  • jmp242
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    1 year ago

    There are people who will tell you your car is a luxury toy because you won’t move to Manhattan where you don’t need a car to live (or a European or Asian city.) I’m just saying one persons necessity is another persons luxury. But OK, how about game consoles - those don’t need to be created - do you feel a great shame for having any toy that isn’t necessary?

    I just think - people will commission yachts. You won’t stop them. Given that - is it better to build a new fossil fuel one or an electric one? Because that’s the actual choice here.

    • Starbuck@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The last part I think is crucial. These people are going to spend $10 million on a yacht. By getting them to invest in maritime electrics, hopefully we can support the industry to the point that they become viable for industrial uses, and that’s where it becomes interesting. A bunch of people who will never own a boat or work in maritime telling them that it’s useless is just dumb.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      Yes, because they definitely pick up the groceries and drive to work and deliver packages in their superyacht. That’s why we have parking spaces for superyachts outside chicken farms, because they are excellent utilitarian vehicles for delivering chicken feed.