New Maritime Battery Startup Opens in Washington

Earlier this week, Governor Jay Inslee attended a ribbon cutting for Echandia, a Swedish startup company manufacturing batteries and electronics to power maritime vessels. The company celebrated the opening of its new operations on Tuesday in Marysville. Echanida has chosen to set up production in Washington State in response to the rapidly increased demand in America’s maritime electrification sector. Washington operates the largest ferry system in the U.S. and is taking steps to convert its fleet to hybrid-electric power by 2040. “Washington is leading the world’s high-tech revolution, putting people to work on solutions that will change the world for the better,” said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. ”And Echandia will continue that right here in Marysville, putting brilliant Washingtonians to work and accelerating the decarbonization of maritime transport.”