City of Sitka urges state to update ferry EV policies

City of Sitka urges state to update ferry EV policies

“Grand Canyon National Park Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Yavapai Lodge 6654” by Grand Canyon NPS is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The City of Sitka is working toward electrifying as much of its vehicle fleet as possible by 2030, but a new barge policy may slow its efforts. In September, Alaska Marine Lines announced it would stop shipping electric vehicles on its barges to Southeast due to fire risk. Now the state ferry system is the only mea…