Washington’s first battery ferry to enter service next week

Washington’s first hybrid electric ferry is the Wenatchee. It took two years to convert the vessel and will return to service on the Seattle-Bainbridge route next week.(Photo by Tom Banse)

Washington’s first plug-in ferry will begin shuttling cars and passengers across Puget Sound by the end of next week.

Gov. Bob Ferguson made the announcement Thursday during a celebratory demonstration lap around Elliott Bay on the ferry Wenatchee, concluding a challenging conversion to hybrid-electric propulsion over the past 22 months…

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