Not much to write about at this point, and you can go to Washington State Ferries page on the upcoming new class of hybrid electric vessels for all the details. The stats are so far:

LENGTH: 405 ft (123.3 meters) BEAM: 83 feet (25.2 meters) AUTOS: 164 PASSENGERS: 1500

PROPULSION: Electric hybrid SPEED: Electric: 16 knots Diesel: 14.5 Hybrid: 17 knots

I’m hoping this class will get a new name, and not “Olympic Mark II” or “Electric Olympics.” We can do better than that.