The Angel Island Ferry is going electric.
The 400-passenger ferry to Angel Island State Park, owned and operated by the Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company, will be converted into an electric propulsion vessel by California-based Green Yachts. The project will be supported by infrastructure built by PG&E as part of the utility’s electric vehicle fleet program.
Capt. Maggie McDonogh, fourth-generation owner and operator of the Angel Island ferry, said the electrification project was facilitated by the partnership with PG&E, which will increase electricity transmission to the ferry terminal and support the installation of necessary charging infrastructure.
“We are very excited that the Angel Island will be the first of the