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May 8, 2024
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First Wash. Ferry Being Converted to Electric-diesel Hybrid
System Aims for Eight Electric or Hybrid Ferries; Inslee Warns Process Will be Messy
The MV Wenatchee will be the first Washington ferry converted to hybrid electric-diesel power.
The MV Wenatchee will be the first Washington ferry converted to hybrid electric-diesel power. | Steven Pavlov, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikipedia Commons
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Washington has begun the first overhaul of a diesel ferry into an electric-fuel hybrid, with the converted boat expected to be operating by September 2024.

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