Gee's Bend Ferry going all-electric with grant

1. awarded a more than $1 million grant to convert the diesel-powered Gee's Bend into a battery-powered electric vessel

1.1. they road it 40 miles

1.2. they went to stores, schools, and doctors

2. The state finally reopened the ferry 44 years later, in 2006

2.1. An interim ferry will run until the power conversion is done in 2018

2.2. funding for the conversion is part of the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance program