With more New Yorkers transitioning to electric vehicles, New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the next phase of expansion of the city’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. Construction has begun on new fast-charging stations at NYC DOT parking fields in Brooklyn and the Bronx, communities where drivers licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) are highly concentrated. Both sites are slated for completion by the end of the year.
“As a former cab driver, I understand how important equity of access will be to our efforts to transition for-hire vehicles away from fossil fuels,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. “By targeting Bronx and Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods where we know many drivers live, we will better meet growing demand for more fast charging as well as advance our ambitious climate goals.”
The two locations where NYC DOT is now in the process of installing four fast chargers (three 50 kW units and one 175kW unit), capable of providing most electric vehicles with an 80% charge in 20 minutes to one hour, are:…