To the first question: electric motors can be used on the surface, but the electricity has to come from somewhere. It can be (and is) stored in batteries, but the electricity gets used up (which is why they are actually known as storage batteries) and they have to be recharged. This can only be done by applying an outside source, such as a generator which has to be run by something like a diesel engine.
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