Washington State To Cut Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions With Hybrid-Electric Ferry Conversions

24 Aug 2023 | Abstracted from News Tribune

"...the largest contributor of emissions by a state agency is Washington State Ferries at 19 million gallons of diesel fuel each year...WSF is beginning a transition [of jumbo Mark II-class ferries] hybrid-electric power ferries, hoping to reach zero emissions by 2050...plans include building new hybrid vessels, retiring diesel ferries and adding charging abilities to several terminals."

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