Electric Vehicles

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York State, so it is imperative that we quickly electrify all vehicles. New Yorkers for Clean Power is committed to achieving New York State’s commitment from the CLCPA  to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% percent by 2030 and more than 85% percent by 2050 – meaning electrifying transportation is key. We advance this work by:

• Connecting municipal officials and businesses with resources and funding opportunities to install new charging stations through outreach and organizing workshops and webinars. Installing charging stations is not only good for the environment, it’s also good for business! Check out the new rebates for Zero-emission Vehicles (ZEV) and grants for ZEV Infrastructure available to municipalities in New York State and NYS’s ChargeNY Program for charging infrastructure rebates!
• Building a buzz for EVs by featuring towns and businesses that have installed charging stations and EV drivers by organizing press and test drive events and sharing on social media.
• Leading the NY for TCI campaign with groups from around the state to urge Governor Cuomo to sign New York onto the Transportation & Climate Initiative –  a program including 11 neighboring states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont), and the District of Columbia that would limit and reduce transportation pollution, and invest in communities to provide better, cleaner, and safer transportation solutions in urban, rural, and suburban areas of New York.
• Organizing promotional events including the annual National Drive Electric Week, September 25 – October 23rd, 2021

Contact us at info@nyforcleanpower.org for help installing EV charging stations in your community or to host a campaign event to raise awareness about the important role that EVs and municipal electric fleets play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.

Expanding EV infrastructure is one of the many solutions we’ll need to reduce and eliminate the greenhouse gases emitted from transportation. Another solution, the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), involves caping the amount of emissions the transportation sector is allowed to emit, and expanding smart, renewable transit. TCI is a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia. The group is facilitated by the Georgetown Climate Center and seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. Learn how TCI works below: