New York, NY

NYC EV Adoption Plan

Goal: To discover what the City and other stakeholders could do to facilitate early adoption of EV technology, and makes several recommendations relevant to EV policy-making and deployment.

Strategic Directions:

  • Determine potential "early adopters" of electric vehicle (qualitative/quantitative surveys).
  • Recommend possible steps the City and other stakeholders could take to enable EV adoption.


NYC EV Readiness Plan

Goal: To formulate a plan for EV charging and infrastructure deployment in New York City.

Strategic Directions:

  • Determining new parking facilities
  • Finding a pathway for economically sustainable curbside charging
  • Reducing the electricity costs of overnight charging

NYC's EV Fleet Policy

Goal: Achieve a 50 percent reduction in GHGs from fleet operations below 2005 levels by 2025 and an 80 percent reduction by 2035.

Strategic Directions:

  • In 2013, New York City Council passed into law a requirement that 20% of future parking spots be pre-wired for charging stations.
  • Add 2,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to its municipal vehicle fleet by 2025.
  • Engagement with Private Taxi Companies to support the transition to ZEV.
  • Adopt best practices in fleet management.