Featured Washington State Ferries plans to convert its biggest vessels to electric power

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, May 10, 2018.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    #1 Tideland Prius, May 10, 2018
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    I completely missed this local (to me) news while traveling abroad.
     
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    I am guessing these ships are already diesel electric from the plans of removing 2 of the 4 diesel engines to make space for batteries. This isn't new maritime technology. The difficult part is in the size of the parts involved.
     
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