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Bremerton’s Olympic College is collaborating with Kitsap Transit on a new electrical-theory course: “Electrical Theory: Direct Current Basics.”The 10-week program will give students a foundational understanding of direct-current electricity — a baseline area of expertise for those looking to pursue careers related to electric-vehicle technology, a release said."This partnership with Kitsap Transit provides crucial training for in-demand jobs in our community," said Wendy Fox, interim dean of workforce and economic development at Olympic College, in the release.Priced at $750, the course will start on April 10 and be hosted at the Kitsap Transit facility. The latter organization said that “Electrical...

TACOMA, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will be awarding more than $18.3 million in federal funding to two projects in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 2024. This funding includes $17 million for Kitsap County Public Transportation Authority (Kitsap Transit) and more than $1.3 million for the Makah Tribe.Earlier this year, Rep. Kilmer wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in support of both Kitsap Transit’s and the Makah Tribe’s applications to the RAISE discretionary grant program.“This...

Reposted from Kitsap Sun, by Tom Banse Washington State StandardWashington State Ferries on Thursday published an invitation to bid on building five new hybrid-electric ferries, an overdue achievement that promises to eventually bring more reliability to cross-Sound ferry service.It’s the first time in more than 50 years that the state will accept bids from shipyards nationwide to construct its vessels. Going out to bid on this contract also represents a major step toward electrification of the WSF fleet. But it’s been choppy getting to this point with a years-long delay and rising costs. And the difficulties procuring the new boats...