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Mea Culpa: Correcting The Ferry Battery Orderbook Still Leaves A Strong Electrification Story

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For a few months now I have quoting a claim that 70% of ferries on order had batteries, based on reading the stat in what I considered a reliable site. After digging deeper into the orderbook and the denominator, I do not think that figure stands up, but the actual … [continued]

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Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge

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Vancouver’s recent support for an electric passenger hydrofoil to Bowen Island and Gibsons is an appealing hook because it compresses three different Canadian transportation stories into one image. It promises decarbonization, speed, and coastal reconnection in a single sleek vessel. It also invites a harder question. Is the future of … [continued]

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