Jayesh Vir: SAFT battery systems

Over the last couple of years French specialist company SAFT has supplied battery systems for a number of hybrids, including, notably, the Sir David Attenborough research ship, CalMac’s ro-ro ferries and even megayachts “where you can’t ask for a couple of centimetres more space without ending the discussion” Jayesh Vir told MJ.

Jayesh Vir: “Be transparent and try to educate the customer about what is technically achievable – and what is not”.

Over the last couple of years French specialist company SAFT has supplied battery systems for a number of hybrids, including, notably, the Sir David Attenborough research ship, CalMac’s ro-ro ferries and even megayachts “where you can’t ask for a couple of centimetres more space without ending the discussion” Jayesh Vir told MJ.