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Plug-in electric vehicles in New York (state)

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A Chevrolet Volt in service for the New York City Police Department

As of March 2022, there were about 62,000 electric vehicles in New York, accounting for 0.6% of all vehicles in the state.[1]

Government policy

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In August 2009, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority began a study on the effects of plug-in electric vehicles on the state's power grid.[2][needs update]

In September 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill requiring all new vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035.[3][4]

In January 2022, the state government announced US$12 million to be spent on the state's electric vehicle tax rebate program, which offers rebates of up to $2,000 for each electric vehicle purchase.[5]

State fleet

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On August 2, 2006, Governor George E. Pataki and State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno announced plans for a new US$10 million State program to convert 600 vehicles in the state fleet to plug-in hybrid, conduct testing for greenhouse gas reduction technologies, and improve the efficiency of public transportation systems.[6] The first plug-in hybrid was added to the fleet on December 20, 2006.[7]

Charging stations

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As of December 2021, there were about 9,300 charging stations in the state.[8]

By region

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Albany

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In October 2021, Albany County announced a plan to transition the county fleet entirely to electric by 2030.[9]

Buffalo

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As of June 2021, there were about 1,900 electric vehicles registered in Erie County.[10]

New York City

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As of March 2023, there were about 27,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City.[11] As of March 2022, 10,000 were registered in Brooklyn, 4,000 in Manhattan, 4,000 in Queens, 1,700 in the Bronx, and 1,200 in Staten Island.[1] As of June 2021, there were about 8,000 electric vehicles registered in Suffolk County, and 6,000 in Nassau County.[10]

As of August 2022, there were 100 public curbside charging stations in New York City.[12]

In October 2021, Suffolk County and Westchester County announced plans to transition the county fleets entirely to electric by 2030.[9]

In December 2021, the city government announced an investment of US$420 million in electric vehicles, including charging stations and the electrification of the city fleet. This is the largest investment in electric vehicles ever made by any local government in the United States.[13]

Rochester

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In July 2022, the Rochester municipal government introduced an electric vehicle carsharing service.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Misdary, Rosemary (March 14, 2022). "Electric car ownership remains novelty in NYC as infrastructure is slow to come online". Gothamist. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "New York to Study Effects of Plug-In Hybrids on State's Grid". Ens-newswire.com. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Siegal, Chelsea (April 27, 2021). "New bill requires all vehicles sold in NYS to be electric by 2035". WTEN. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Reisman, Nick (September 8, 2021). "New law will require zero-emission cars in New York by 2035". Spectrum News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Lewis, Michelle (January 21, 2022). "New York adds $12M to its up to $2k per consumer EV rebate program". Electrek. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "New York Plans Plug-in Hybrid Conversion Program for 600 State Vehicles". Green Car Congress. August 2, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "New York Governor Announces First Plug-In Hybrid Added To State Fleet". All American Patriots. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  8. ^ Cropley, John (February 14, 2022). "New York Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Keeps Growing". Govtech. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Holmes-Brown, Shaniece (October 5, 2021). "Albany County could switch to electric vehicles by 2030". Times Union. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "DiNapoli: New York Power Authority's Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers Years Behind Schedule". Office of the New York State Comptroller. February 4, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Robin Shulman Agüeros (March 5, 2023). "Why the New York Area Is Seeing an Explosive Growth in Electric Cars". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  12. ^ Carlin, Dave (August 25, 2022). "More electric vehicle charging stations open in New York City as more drivers steer away from gasoline". CBS News. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035". Green Car Congress. December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Gross, Dan (July 26, 2022). "FloShare: Electric carshare comes to Rochester". rochesterfirst.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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