The conversion to hybrid-electric is part of a broader push by Gov. Jay Inslee and the Legislature to cut emissions from the boats, which burn 19 million gallons of diesel fuel a year.

The original diesel version cost about $300,000 and the company officials said it cost more than twice that amount to convert the tug to electric power. A grant of $470,400 from the state covered ...

The original diesel version cost about $300,000 and the company officials said it cost more than twice that amount to convert the tug to electric power. A grant of $470,400 from the state covered ...

The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. is looking to convert its existing 400-seat, 59-foot ferry from diesel power to electric propulsion in 2024 through a partnership with Green Yachts company and ...

The conversion of the state ferry Wenatchee from diesel power to hybrid electric has hit unexpected engineering “challenges,” state officials say, and won’t sail again until summer 2025, a ...

The 84-foot ferry Chippewa, built in 1962, is expected to carry 250-300 passengers after the electric conversion and MIFC’s concurrent redesign and modernization of the vessel.

Vigor Shipyard delivered the state's first hybrid-electric ferry to Washington State Ferries on Monday, moving the effort to add the first lower-emissions vessel to the fleet a step closer. The ...

First of three WA ferries pulled for hybrid-electric conversion . ... next year as workers overhaul the 25-year-old boat into one that will eventually run mostly ... six others away from diesel.

There’s also an option to proceed with another $50 million conversion of a third boat, the Puyallup. The three ferries were built in the late 1990s, each is about 460 feet long and can carry 202 ...

The original diesel version cost about $300,000 and the company officials said it cost more than twice that amount to convert the tug to electric power. A grant of $470,400 from the state covered ...

The original diesel version cost about $300,000 and the company officials said it cost more than twice that amount to convert the tug to electric power. A grant of $470,400 from the state covered ...

The original diesel version cost about $300,000 and the company officials said it cost more than twice that amount to convert the tug to electric power. A grant of $470,400 from the state covered ...