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At 80 meters long and 20 meters wide, the ferry can carry up to 120 cars and 360 passengers. Instead of the steel normally used in shipbuilding, only lightweight aluminum was used for the hull. This enabled the weight to be reduced by half compared to conventional ferries, despite the ten-ton weight of the batteries and the load capacity of passengers and vehicles. Compared to a ship's hull made of steel, the ...