NYC DOT and TLC Unveil Next Phase of Public Electric Vehicle Fast Charging in the Bronx and Brooklyn
To Meet Growing Demand, New Fast Chargers Are Coming This Year to NYC DOT Municipal Parking Fields at White Plains Road and in Bensonhurst
The New Charging Stations Will Support Administration’s Green Rides Initiative and PlaNYC Goals; Newest Neighborhoods Have High Concentration of Licensed Taxi and Limousine Drivers
NEW YORK – With more New Yorkers transitioning to electric vehicles, New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today 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 the Bronx and Brooklyn – located within 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. Expanding access to fast charging will help achieve the Adams administration’s Green Rides program goal to make all shared rides zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030. This charging infrastructure will also be open to the public.
“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.”
“TLC licensees have been instrumental in making New York City cleaner, safer, and more sustainable,” said TLC Commissioner and Chair David Do. “They are zero-emissions heroes in the fight against the climate crisis. Since the start of the historic Green Rides Initiative, we have continued to work tirelessly with our partners to bring charging infrastructure to the neighborhoods where drivers live and work. This is another step in that direction.”
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:
- White Plains Road Municipal Field (Pelham Parkway), 2071 White Plains Road, The Bronx (construction has begun; scheduled to open by November 2024)
- Bensonhurst Municipal Field, 1763 86th Street, Brooklyn (construction to start in September, and scheduled to open by January 2025)
Published August 29, 2024 2:47PM
