New York Bought an Electric Ferry. The City Canβt Charge It. NYT - Business By: Peter Eavis 30 October 2026 at 09:01 Locations across the country want to launch electric ferries to cut carbon emissions, but there are challenges to the rollout. Β© Todd Heisler/The New York TimesThe hybrid-electric Harbor Charger, in a Staten Island dry dock for repairs this month, has to rely on diesel alone on its Governors Island route in New York Harbor.