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New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035

Green Car Congress

The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. All light-duty, medium-duty, and non-emergency heavy-duty vehicles will be converted to electric by 2035.

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New York State adjusts EV rebate program, adds $30M

Green Car Congress

An additional $30 million is now available through New York State’s Drive Clean Rebate program to encourage more consumers to lease or purchase an all-electric car or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. New rebate levels as of 30 June 2021 will be: EV Range/Price. New York City. 200 miles or more.

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New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In March

InsideEVs

In the first quarter of 2024, NYC saved some 731,000 gallons of gas thanks to electric rideshare cars.

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Tesla combats Uber, Lyft congestion in New York City with Supercharger Congestion Fees

Teslarati

Tesla is combatting Uber and Lyft congestion at its Superchargers in New York City with Supercharger fees after the ride-sharing services have backed up EV chargers. Revel has been expanding its network of EV chargers throughout New York City and plans to open more stations this year. The TLC approved 4,732 of them.

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New York State’s largest solar + storage carport breaks ground at JFK airport

Baua Electric

Rendering: New York Port Authority New York State’s largest onsite solar plus storage project – a solar carport canopy at JFK International Airport – has begun construction. The project will provide guaranteed electric bill savings for 25 years to historically disadvantaged and environmentally impacted households.

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Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas?

Electrek

Besides F-150 Lightning towing , I also wanted to see how good the electric pickup would be for road-tripping. So I planned a trip from New York City to Detroit. The post Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas? Could it be this easy? appeared first on Electrek.

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CDTA rolling out four NFI electric transit buses in upstate New York

Green Car Congress

The Capital District Transportation Authority’s (CDTA)i in Albany, New York, is rolling out four electric buses to test the technology and charging infrastructure. CDTA will put the electric buses it purchased from New Flyer of America into service as part of a pilot program. Approximately $1.4 CDTA is using $1.3

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