MAINE PUBLIC • June 21, 2020
The next new passenger boat for Casco Bay Lines will run almost completely on electricity. A $3.2 million federal grant will aid in the purchase of a cutting edge diesel-electric hybrid engine for a ferry that will make the run from Portland to Peaks Island. Transit District General Manager Hank Berg says the move will save some 800 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year. Diesel engines will act mainly as backup or for trips longer than the two and a half mile ride to Portland.