1/ Some big news: Our Bremerton-Seattle route has been selected as the design route for a fully electric fast ferry!
In 2020, KT and our partners were awarded an FTA innovation grant to complete a proof of concept report for a high-speed electric passenger ferry.
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2/ The selection of the Bremerton route means that the vessel will be designed to complete a full round trip through Rich Passage on a single battery charge.
3/ What’s next? Kitsap Transit and our partners have been selected to apply for a new grant that would potentially pay for the full design of this conceptual vessel!
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4/ We still have a lot of work to do in this conceptual phase, including researching battery size, shore-side infrastructure needs and what it would take to charge the vessel at the Bremerton dock. Wish us luck as we apply for funding to take this project to the next phase!
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To reiterate, this vessel is still conceptual at this time. For more info on this project, check out our news release from 2020: bit.ly/3fRzhmC
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