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

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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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Con Edison testing V2G service from 5 electric school buses

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Con Edison has begun using the batteries on five Lion Electric electric school buses to provide power to its customers, marking the first time in New York State that electricity has flowed from buses into a utility’s grid. —Brian Ross, Con Edison’s manager for the project. Earlier post.).

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY.

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1st Vehicle-to-Grid System on NYC Grid Launches

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The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. Revel’s rideshare system includes only fully electric cars. However, Tesla vehicles are not set up for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) service, so it’s just the rideshare network’s Nissan LEAFs that will be sending […].

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Tesla Megapacks power NineDot Energy’s battery storage site in the Bronx, NYC

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MWh Tesla Megapack battery system is its first energy storage site in the Bronx, New York City. Together with the grid-scale battery packs, the site also features a solar canopy and infrastructure that’s ready for bi-directional electric vehicle chargers. As noted by NineDot Energy in a press release , the 3.08

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Saft supplying nearly 1 MWh of Li-ion batteries to Green Charge Networks to support NYC Smart Grid Demonstration Program

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Green Charge Networks (GCN) has selected Saft to support its role in a $92-million Smart Grid Demonstration Project led by New York’s Consolidated Edison, Inc. Green Charge Networks (GCN) is a smart grid, and energy storage and management technology company, with a particular expertise in electric vehicle charging.

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New York City Department of Sanitation Testing Four Different Hybrid Trucks

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The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will be testing in daily operation three different types of hybrid refuse collection trucks and a hybrid rack truck. The Mack diesel-electric hybrid powertrain used in the truck features an integrated starter, alternator and electric motor. Earlier post.)