The Angel Island Ferry to Angel Island State Park, shown here in an undated photo, will be converted to electric propulsion. (Angel Island Tiburon Company via Bay City News)

The ferries connecting Angel Island State Park and downtown Tiburon will be electrified under an agreement between the ferry’s owners and a New Zealand technology company.

Angel Island Tiburon Ferry has commissioned EV Maritime to design a hybrid electric vessel and electrify two existing boats in a project financed by the California Air Resources Board, the companies said Friday.

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