Never mind that the closest most New Yorkers will ever get to EV ownership is a monthly pass to the subway. The city that never sleeps can be a hard place to own any type of car, but that isn’t stopping City Hall from promoting the eco-credentials of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.
New York City has added 70 green vehicles to its fleet, bringing the city’s total ‘clean-air’ vehicles to 430 (the largest of any city in the U.S.). The new additions include 50 Chevrolet Volts, 10 Ford Transit Connects and 10 Navi-Star E-Star trucks. Residents are encouraged to visit the city’s Drive Electric website to learn more about the benefits of clean-air cars.
“This is the latest and largest-ever addition of electric vehicles to the city’s fleet, which is already the largest municipal clean-air vehicle fleet in the nation,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters during a press conference. “We will continue to lead by example, but we also must provide New Yorkers with tools to make environmentally friendly choices in their own lives.” That could be easier said then done, especially when the infrastructure to charge an EV in the Big Apple is almost non-existent.
The few parking garages that do have EV charging stations also happen to apply normal parking rates while your vehicle recharges. That could mean paying from $30 to $60, or more, for a couple bucks worth of electricity. But hey, it still beats battling it out in the subway during a summer heat wave.
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