The historic Finnish boat, Föri became the country’s first passenger vessel to run as an all electric vessel. The boat was upgraded with a new-zero emission electric drivetrain provided by the Finnish manufacturer, Visedo and will now be used to ferry the passengers across the Aura River from Turku to Åbo and back. “The Föri ferry is a national treasure but with its old diesel engine, fuel consumption and emissions were high and overall efficiency poor. Visedo power brings the 100-year-old vessel into the 21st century without changing its character and delivers zero-emission transport for Turku,” Visedo project engineer, Heikki Sallinen said. it is interesting to note that this vessel was first launched in 1904 as s team powered vessel which was later adapted to run on diesel fuel.
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