With pressure building on the commercial marine sector to decarbonize, stakeholders in the Atlantic Provinces are taking the lead with pilot programs, vessel launches and policy research to develop new solutions for commercial watercraft
While the momentum for electrifying vehicles on the road is in full swing all across Canada, another wave of the transition is occurring on the water with battery-electric and hybrid marine vessels.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with federal government support, are currently investigating opportunities to electrify certain classes of vessels in an effort to help decarbonize the marine transportation sector.
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