Plug-in electric vehicles in New York (state) explained

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

Government policy

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]

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 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

On August 2, 2006, Governor George E. Pataki and State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno announced plans for a new 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

, there were about 9,300 charging stations in the state.[8]

By region

Albany

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

Buffalo

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

New York City

, there were about 27,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City.[11], 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], there were about 8,000 electric vehicles registered in Suffolk County, and 6,000 in Nassau County.[10]

, 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 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

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Electric car ownership remains novelty in NYC as infrastructure is slow to come online. 2022-03-14. 2022-03-18. Gothamist. Rosemary. Misdary.
  2. Web site: New York to Study Effects of Plug-In Hybrids on State's Grid . Ens-newswire.com . 2009-08-11 . 2010-11-27 . August 15, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090815104944/http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2009/2009-08-11-093.asp . dead .
  3. News: New bill requires all vehicles sold in NYS to be electric by 2035. 2021-04-27. 2022-03-18. Chelsea. Siegal. WTEN.
  4. News: New law will require zero-emission cars in New York by 2035. Nick. Reisman. 2021-09-08. 2022-03-18. Spectrum News.
  5. Web site: New York adds $12M to its up to $2k per consumer EV rebate program. 2022-01-21. 2022-03-18. Michelle. Lewis. Electrek.
  6. Web site: New York Plans Plug-in Hybrid Conversion Program for 600 State Vehicles . Green Car Congress . 2006-08-02 . 2010-11-27.
  7. Web site: New York Governor Announces First Plug-In Hybrid Added To State Fleet. All American Patriots . 2010-11-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091835/http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/node/17383 . 2011-09-27 .
  8. News: New York Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Keeps Growing. 2022-02-14. 2022-03-18. John. Cropley. Govtech.
  9. News: Albany County could switch to electric vehicles by 2030. 2021-10-05. 2022-03-18. Shaniece. Holmes-Brown. Times Union.
  10. Web site: DiNapoli: New York Power Authority's Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers Years Behind Schedule. 2022-02-04. 2022-03-18. Office of the New York State Comptroller.
  11. News: Why the New York Area Is Seeing an Explosive Growth in Electric Cars. 2023-03-05. 2023-11-20. Robin Shulman Agüeros. The New York Times.
  12. News: More electric vehicle charging stations open in New York City as more drivers steer away from gasoline. CBS News. Dave. Carlin. 2022-08-25. 2022-09-05.
  13. News: New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035. 2021-12-24. 2022-05-29. Green Car Congress.
  14. News: FloShare: Electric carshare comes to Rochester. rochesterfirst.com. Dan. Gross. 2022-07-26. 2023-01-23.

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