Were electric ferries not a viable option?

  • celeste@kbin.earth
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    7 days ago

    I guess in 2017, when they started the project, electric wasn’t a good option? And they overestimated the positives of the fuel it was designed for.

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      I’m just baffled by when exactly natural gas seemed to be the best option going forward

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        7 days ago

        When monies followed the US/CAN LTO glut, about three years earlier, and vested interest groups pushed the crap as a “green” solution to coal and crude. :grumble grumble grumble: