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Southern Hemisphere's first all-electric passenger ferry to be built in New Zealand
16 Dec, 2018 6:09pm 2 minutes to read


Construction on NZ's first all-electric, carbon-free and zero-emission passenger ferry will begin early next year. Image / Supplied Construction on NZ's first all-electric, carbon-free and zero-emission passenger ferry will begin early next year. Image / Supplied
NZ Herald
A $4 million fully electric and zero emission passenger ferry set to be built in New Zealand will be the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Construction on the 19m long vessel will start over the next few months and it will be ready for service in Wellington next December.
It will be launched by the East by West Wellington Harbour ferry service and will be the country's first all-electric, carbon-free and zero-emission passenger ferry.
East by West Ferries director Jeremy Ward said: "The new vessel will be powered by twin electric engines which will enable a 20-knot operational speed and three return back-to-back peak-hour trips on one charge before a second one-hour charge is required.'