Our political geniuses in Washington State were giddy to announce the first electric hybrid ferry entering service in Seattle in July. The perfect “green” solution for a locale that doesn’t see the sun for close to 8 months out of the year. Contract for the first three solar ferries is over $400 million. With budget creep, that figure will surely be closer to $600 million. We currently have 21 ferries in service in Washington. This is the cost to replace just 3 of them. Doomed to fail but, hell, Washington taxpayers reliably vote in Democrat moon bats to run our state into bankruptcy.
I read about that. I was in Washington a year ago and took a short ferry across a river. Somewhere in NE WA. The river was deep in a valley with tall mountains around. Perfect for a solar powered ferry.
I read about somewhere else with electric ferry’s. They are all out of service.
Philadelphia just lost their entire fleet of electric school buses to a fire. Diesels average 15-20 year lifespan. The electrics were put in the boneyard at around two years. None were usable. Then the fire. They admitted it was a battery fire.
I’m guessing it was arson for profit.
I believe the electric/hybrid ferries that do exist have all been running on their diesel power. What a pathetic joke on the forced-to-subsidize taxpayer.
Those pushing this fraud should be a arrested and imprisoned.