 He says Henderson is the first fire department in southern Nevada to use polar pods. In the Las Vegas area today, the temperature is around 115 degrees. Alex Stone, EBC News. The world's first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry is set to start operating in San Francisco's Bay Area as part of plans to phase out diesel-powered vessels. California officials held a demonstration Friday of the 70-foot catamaran that will transport up to 75 passengers along the waterfront between Pier 41 and downtown San Francisco.