We've been told the gas cars would deliver in January to February, but hybrids in late Feb by to March. We pretty much figured that all the Nautilus vehicles on PR are gas vehicles, so that much seems to be true. As far as why there would be such a gap? My only guess was that the hybrids might take longer to complete their EPA testing, or some other administrative task that's hindering their release.
As far as 'why Portland? It was guessed that it's due to traffic. LA, Long Beach, and San Diego are extremely busy, and berths capable of RoRo ships are at a premium. We've been told Lincoln/Ford uses terminal 6 at Portland, which has four berths capable of unloading vehicles. From my observation, they are
not as busy.
Fyi, here's a snapshot of ship traffic right now.
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