Washington State Ferries extends timeline for converting ferry to hybrid-electric
Instead of a year, converting the first of three larger ferries may take almost two years.
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Instead of a year, converting the first of three larger ferries may take almost two years.
In Seattle, ferries can be the talk of the town and this fall is no exception.
From speakers to satellite antennas to hybrid propulsion, adding new systems to older boats seems to make a lot of sense.
Future Tides founder and writer Cara Kuhlman grew up around passenger ferries, worked at a ferry builder and now writes about them.
In December 2019, a King County Metro survey gauging interest in additional water taxi routes generated buzz in the waterfront communities of Ballard and Kenmore. Two years later, the proposed expansion is further defined but not a certainty