We have lots of moral options for traveling over land, and even some options for relatively short oceanic trips, like across the Atlantic from W. Europe to/from N. America.

What are the current possibilities for traveling from e.g. USA to Taiwan? I’m willing to entertain options that don’t have “mass market” appeal.

  • cerement@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago
    • currently I think options are limited to sail and electric motors
      • sail will have the same issue as airships, time – not an issue in a solarpunk future, but in today’s society, it’s a refuge of the rich since they’re the only ones who can afford the time
      • solar powered electric motors and hybrid sail/electric systems are seeing a big surge in interest (especially with shipping companies trying to cut costs with fuel, maintenance, and logistics)
    • one of the more promising groups is Hundred Rabbits (a small artist/development collective heavily interested in the permacomputing side of things) who currently operated from of a solar-electric sailboat operating out of Vancouver (I think)
    • LilNaib@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I hadn’t considered small boats but definitely should. Thank you for the link!

      • activistPnk@slrpnk.netMEnglish
        21·
        8 months ago

        Some crazies have been spotted using a solar powered electric motor with a diesel generator. Which is nuts. So they have the weight of an electric motor, a diesel engine, diesel fuel, and batteries, and copious points of failure.