Balboa Island Ferry Gets $8.3 Million Grant to Go Electric

State air-quality regulators have announced an $8.3 million grant for the electrification of three Balboa Island ferries, which must convert to electric engines by 2026. The owner of the Balboa Island Ferry, Seymour Beek, told The Epoch Times the recent award is a start to a “very complicated” process as designs are currently being worked up to electrify the ferries and install charging stations, all within the short deadline he was given. “There’s a lot of uncertainty right at the moment. We haven’t got a design completed … but this is certainly a good start on it,” he said. The California Air Resources Board is requiring the 105-year-old company to meet zero-emission standards by the end of 2025. Each year the ferry shuttles about 1.5 million people and as many as 400,000 cars and 500,000 bicyclists, according to Mr. Beek....