Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2021

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. The new investments, the largest ever made in the electrification of a public vehicle fleet, will help the City achieve an all-electric fleet by 2035, five years sooner than the previous goal of 2040.

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MAY 7, 2021

FLO | AddEnergie has begun shipping 120 EV chargers out of its factory in Shawinigan, Québec, destined for FLO network’s first deployment in New York City. Of the total, 100 chargers will be installed at 34 public curbside locations over the coming months across all of New York’s five boroughs. The remaining 20 will be installed at four additional locations to support the electrification of the City of New York’s fleet.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The New York City Council passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. According to the Fiscal Impact Statement prepared by the Finance Division of the City Council, there are approximately 10,700 school buses City-wide, of which the City manages approximately 960 in partnership with the NYC School Bus Umbrella Corporation (NYCSBUS).

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line, will deliver 1,250 megawatts of clean electricity from Canada’s Hydro-Québec , the fourth-largest hydropower producer in the world, to New York City.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) plans to purchase seven Mack LR Electric refuse models, which will operate in each of the city’s boroughs.

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APRIL 4, 2020

Volkswagen has donated the first run of Faurecia-produced masks and gowns to New York State’s COVID-19 response efforts.

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JUNE 25, 2020

New York City Transit Authority has selected BAE Systems to supply 435 electric hybrid power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of transit buses, reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The city of New York is currently proposing a contract to buy a fleet of Model 3 vehicles from Tesla. It would create a fleet of hundreds of electric cars for the city.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A notice for a public hearing posted to New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services website has indicated that the city is looking to order $12.36 NEWS: New York City wants to purchase $12.36

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Cars That Think

MARCH 25, 2022

On February 11, 1955, an anonymous tip led two New York Police Department detectives and two New York Telephone Company investigators to an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential building at 360 East 55th Street in midtown Manhattan.

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The bill puts school transportation in the nation’s largest city on the path to clean air and lower carbon emissions FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021 NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday evening mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully […].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2020

New Flyer and Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems, will deliver 50 Allison electric hybrid equipped buses to the largest transit authority in the US, New York City Transit (NYCT). More than 10,000 state- and city-owned vehicles operating in New York are powered by Allison.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

HubCab tracks more than 150 million taxi rides in New York City over the course of a year. MIT researchers say HubCab technology could not only save people money and time, but allow users to better plan their taxi rides around the city, potentially reducing the number of trips by 40%. Users can explore 200 thousand street segments in New York over several time segments of the day, which amounts to more than one trillion flow combinations.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks announced today that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) plans to purchase seven Mack® LR Electric refuse models, which will operate in each of the city’s boroughs.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 18, 2022

Antonio Felix da Costa led from the start to Chequered Flag in the second race of the New York City E-Prix double-header, the first victory of the season for da Costa and his DS TECHEETAH team.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

New York City Transit (NYCT), part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”), has awarded New Flyer with a contract for 15 low floor sixty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, heavy-duty transit buses (or a total of 30 equivalent units or “EUs”). Each bus will leverage New Flyer’s CONNECT 360 business analytics and reporting tool to optimize performance and operations.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 16, 2022

Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) took a maiden Formula E race win in the New York City E-Prix, heading home ahead of Lucas di Grassi (ROKiT Venturi Racing) and teammate Robin Frijns as torrential rain deluged the track late in the race, creating the most dramatic finish of the season so far.

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MAY 8, 2021

This Morning In New York City, CyberTruck appeared first on EV Obsession. Story to come, With much appreciation to Mira Shahan & Brendan Miles, courtesy of CleanTechnica Tip of the hat and heart to Brendan and Mira. The post Breaking!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Nissan and New York City have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan LEAF. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how EVs can be integrated into future taxi fleets. with energy supplied by an advanced 48-module lithium-ion battery assembled at Nissan’s new battery plant in Smyrna.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 29, 2021

Revel launches all-electric rideshare services in New York City. An Electric mobility company Revel has announced that it is launching an all-electric, all-employee rideshare service in New York City.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Mobileye has completed the installation of collision avoidance technology across 4,500 for-hire vehicles in New York City. The introduction of Mobileye technology across for-hire vehicles in New York City follows a series of recent accomplishments for Mobileye’s Aftermarket Division that have included a partnership with the US Department of Transportation as well as dozens of pioneering pilot programs in cities across the country.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Most drivers likely associate New York City with grueling traffic, scarce parking, and other aggravating situations. The Formula E electric-car race series is coming to New York City next summer, organizers announced earlier this week. But could the Big Apple soon become known for. electric race cars? DON'T MISS: Electric motorcycles return to. plug-in cars youtube Formula E Championship

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. Verizon purchased the new vans using rebates offered through the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program—the largest purchase of new vans in the history of the program.

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Electrek

MARCH 25, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): New York City’s Community Power program creates solar installation jobs for housing authority residents and saves them money on energy bills. Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% clean energy with a new study from the NREL.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2017

New York City has issued a three-year contract to purchase Envision Solar International’s EV ARC products. New York City’s first order will be for at least thirty EV ARC units in 2017, making it the largest single order of EV ARC products in the company’s history. The first units purchased through this contract were delivered earlier in May and were featured at the City’s 29 th Annual Fleet Show at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

New York City is getting serious about electric cars: with the city’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, outlining major plans for the vehicles in his State of the City address. He wants fast chargers to be piloted in the city; and for the [.]. Electric cars Green cars Latest news bikes electric car parking electric cars electric taxi green cars New York City

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If NYC follows through, this will be the largest-ever investment with the intention of electrifying a public vehicle fleet

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. NYC already has the largest municipal electric vehicle fleet in the country, now totaling 430 electric vehicles with the infusion of the 70 new electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

The deal would also see the creation of 275 fast chargers, 11 solar charging carports, among others

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EV Obssesion

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The post Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels, New York City makes Record-Breaking New Investments in Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

The test is the first step in the city’s evaluation of both DME trucks and DME fuel as a potential long-term strategy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 and to achieve the city’s goal of sending zero waste to landfill by 2030. At scale, such a program could convert hundreds of thousands of tons of organic waste into clean fuel, reducing emissions, waste, and costs for cities while improving overall air quality and creating jobs.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

If you want to change things in New York City, it pays to take the long view. So a recent bill introduced by two New York City Councilmembers can be viewed as the latest step in a long dance toward a big benefit for all New Yorkers Some real-estate deals take decades to assemble, with families hanging onto key development sites for generations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

TMS) announced that New York City will join the company’s US Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHVs) will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2022

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, many research groups sought an effective method to determine mobility patterns and crowd densities on the streets of major cities like New York City to give insight into the effectiveness of stay-at-home and social distancing strategies.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2011

Residents ofNew York Cityshould prepare for an electric car invasion after the city decided to add 70 electric vehicles to its fleet. The make-up of the electric vehicle fleet includes 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 Ford Transit Connect cargo vans and 10 Navistar E-star utility trucks. Electric cars Green cars Latest news electric taxis electric vehicles New York City New York City electric cars

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2015

By 2025, New York City could deploy a vast fleet of electric cars, under a new plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio. It calls for replacing large numbers of municipal vehicles with electric cars, potentially giving New York the largest electric municipal fleet in the country. That would include around 2,000 city-owned cars used by agencies like. New York plug-in cars transportation policy fleet

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2010

Chevrolet will join with Con Edison as part of a development and demonstration program to introduce electric vehicles to New York City. The arrangement will be announced at the New York Auto Show, where the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will be on display. provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York.

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MAY 4, 2012

We did find it very much suited to city driving though, and to prove it When we drove the Renault Twizy on the island of Ibiza last month, we asked whether Renault would actually sell any. A vehicle that's virtually ideal for a sun-drenched island may not work so well in a rainy country like the U.K, or the colder climates of Eastern Europe.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. The challenge is the integration into the agencies and into the city itself.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. The City now will enter into final negotiations with Nissan to make the NV200 the first taxicab specially built for use in New York City. If the pilot proves successful, the City will explore the possibility of the wider use of electric-powered taxis.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

First it was its taxis… then its police force… and now it could be the turn of the residents of New York City to embrace the green car revolution. The city will survey 2,000 motorists as it attempts to determine whether it can tempt drivers over to electric cars. According a report in The New York Post , the Economic Development Corp will be soliciting bids for a ‘fast track study’ on the set of levers to encourage electric vehicle adoption.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

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 trucks were unveiled at the Parks & Recreation Department’s 21 st Annual Vehicle & Equipment Show in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

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APRIL 28, 2010

As New York City works aggressively to reduce its carbon footprint and cut exhaust emissions, it has encouraged large fleets to switch to hybrids. From utility ConEd to the fleets of yellow cabs, more and more hybrids are showing up on city streets. The latest large fleet to go greener is the New York Police Department, which will add 200 Ford

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