Controlled Route Example
Island campus ↔ resort island
A masked Maldives-style shuttle route used to show how ZEEV tests electric vessel economics. The purpose is not to expose a client route. The purpose is to show the logic: distance, usage, charging access, operating cost, and commercial fit.
This is an illustrative public example only. Real projects require route-specific vessel data, passenger load, speed requirement, sea condition, charging access, maintenance assumptions, finance cost, tax, insurance, delivery cost, and operational risk review.
2.1 nautical miles one way
Short enough for a controlled electric vessel assessment, but long enough to create meaningful daily usage.
4.2 nautical miles round trip
Every comparison uses the same route, same speed assumption, and same daily operating pattern.
10 knots cruise speed
A conservative speed assumption for a public example. Real assessments depend on vessel type, sea condition, and route duty.
Route Logic
Short route. Repeatable movement. Protected charging.
Electric vessel deployment becomes credible when the route is predictable, the operating pattern repeats, and charging can be planned without disrupting passenger movement or daily operations.
Route profile
2.1 nautical miles one way.
4.2 nautical miles round trip.
The route is treated as a fixed shuttle movement between two islands.
Daily use
8 round trips per day assumed.
33.6 nautical miles per day total movement.
The model looks at a working day, not a single isolated journey.
Charging basis
Midday top-up if required.
Overnight charging for daily reset.
The route only works if charging access is operationally protected.
Operating Cost View
Electric vs diesel on the same route
A fair comparison uses the same route, same speed assumption, and same daily movement. Otherwise the economics are not useful.
The values below are rounded and illustrative. They are not a quotation, guarantee, or final feasibility result.
Energy or fuel per round trip
Electric: approximately 17 kilowatt-hours.
Diesel: approximately 8.8 litres.
These are illustrative values for the public example.
Cost per round trip
Electric: approximately United States dollars 6.63.
Diesel: approximately United States dollars 13.20.
The direct route energy cost is lower in the electric case.
Daily route cost
Electric: approximately United States dollars 53.04.
Diesel: approximately United States dollars 105.60.
The saving becomes visible when the route repeats.
Annual electric energy cost
Approximately United States dollars 13,260.
Based on 250 operating days per year.
Annual diesel fuel cost
Approximately United States dollars 26,400.
Based on the same route and the same annual usage.
Illustrative annual saving
Approximately United States dollars 13,140.
Energy saving alone does not decide the project, but it strengthens the route-level case.
Assumptions used for this public example: United States dollars 0.39 per kilowatt-hour and United States dollars 1.50 per litre of diesel. The model excludes labour, maintenance, charger installation, shore-power upgrades, finance cost, tax, insurance, shipping, battery replacement assumptions, downtime, crew training, warranty limits, and unscheduled repairs.
Annual Economics
Utilisation changes the strength of the case.
The same short route becomes more valuable when it repeats often. That is why ZEEV starts with route duty, not with vessel selection.
200 operating days per year
Electric: approximately United States dollars 10,608.
Diesel: approximately United States dollars 21,120.
Saving: approximately United States dollars 10,512.
250 operating days per year
Electric: approximately United States dollars 13,260.
Diesel: approximately United States dollars 26,400.
Saving: approximately United States dollars 13,140.
300 operating days per year
Electric: approximately United States dollars 15,912.
Diesel: approximately United States dollars 31,680.
Saving: approximately United States dollars 15,768.
What This Shows
Route economics are not only about distance.
The strongest electric vessel cases depend on utilisation, charging access, operating discipline, reserve policy, service support, and finance structure. Distance matters, but it is only one part of the decision.
Operational fit
The route must match vessel range, speed requirement, turnaround time, passenger comfort, and weather exposure.
Infrastructure fit
Charging must be practical at the right location, with enough available power and enough protected time.
Commercial fit
The saving must be tested against capital cost, finance cost, maintenance, asset life, service support, and operational risk.
Start With One Route
Test the route before choosing the vessel.
ZEEV can review a specific island route, current vessel movement, charging possibility, and commercial case. The first step is a route discussion, not a product pitch.
Or continue through the Request Assessment page with route distance, current vessel, daily trips, operating speed, and charging location.