1st Open Access Electric Vehicle Chargers Operating in Middletown

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:41:37 +0000

Downtown Middletown in the Mid-Hudson Region New York has just received the first open-access electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers thanks to the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the Department of State (DOS). Part of NYPA’s EVolve NY high-speed charging network initiative, the two-charger hub adds another charging site to the Hudson Valley. Six cities […]

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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:51:15 +0000

By Sarah Amandolare an independent journalist covering science, health and travel. This article is co-published with Next City and made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Nexus Media News is an editorially independent, nonprofit news service covering climate change. Follow us @NexusMediaNews.

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First V2G (Vehicle to Grid) System on Launches NYC Grid

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:20:50 +0000

The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. The system comes from a collaboration between Revel rideshare, Fermata Energy, and NineDot Energy. Revel’s rideshare system includes only fully electric cars. However, Tesla vehicles are not set up for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) service, so it’s just the rideshare network’s Nissan LEAFs that will be sending […]

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1st Vehicle-to-Grid System on NYC Grid Launches

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:20:50 +0000

The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. The system comes from a collaboration between Revel rideshare, Fermata Energy, and NineDot Energy. Revel’s rideshare system includes only fully electric cars. However, Tesla vehicles are not set up for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) service, so it’s just the rideshare network’s Nissan LEAFs that will be sending […]

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$1.6 Billion For Clean Transit Buses In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:50:42 +0000

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

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1st Tesla Megapack Deployed In NYC, NineDot Launches Community-Scale Bronx Battery Energy Storage Site

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:17:22 +0000

NineDot Energy, a leading developer of community-scale energy projects that creates innovative urban energy solutions that support a more resilient grid and deliver economic savings while reducing carbon emissions, has launched a community-scale battery energy storage site. The NineDot site, which includes the first Tesla Megapack system deployed in New York City, is a model […]

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NYC: Electric Ride Hailing, Taxis, & EV Fast Charging

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 00:40:51 +0000

Preparing for New York’s Shift to Cleaner, Quieter Electric Cars for Hire Stepping off the curb to hail a cab. Hopping in a taxi to get home from the train station. For more than a century, these yellow sedans have been iconic symbols of New York City and a daily presence in the lives of […]

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15 New Electric Articulated Buses Deployed In NYC — 500 Planned To Serve All 5 Boroughs

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:47:44 +0000

http://www.mta.info/?oldsite=trueNew York City’s MTA announced on December 15, 2019, that it has deployed the first phase of its new all-electric articulated bus fleet. The now historic 2020–2024 Capital Plan includes $1.1 billion to acquire 500 new electric buses to serve all 5 boroughs. This first phase includes 15. The first electric articulated bus took off on one of the city’s busiest crosstown routes – the 14th Street busway

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NY-Funded Solar One Program Empowers Vulnerable Communities With Solar + Storage, Emergency Resilience

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:35:56 +0000

Images provided by Solar OneSolar One is an organization that I’ve experienced first hand. An active force in clean urban transition, in particular aiding low-income households, it deserves support. Both organizations I met with in NYC — Solar One and WE ACT — had individuals reflecting the relaxed as well as energetic personalities necessary to make something work, really work

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