New York City recently installed the first four of 28 electric vehicle (EV) Direct Current (DC) fast charging plugs in city-owned municipal garages. DC fast chargers provide an 80 percent charge in 30-60 minutes depending on the vehicle.
The chargers were installed in the Delancey-Essex Municipal Garage, a parking facility with 357 parking spots. Parking spaces will be designated “EV Charging Only,” and customers will pay 35 cents per kilowatt hour.
This brings the number of fast chargers in the city to 117. Before the end of the year, DC fast charging stations will be installed in five more municipal garages and lots, starting with the Court Square Municipal Garage in Queens by the end of this month.
In New York City, there are nearly 16,000 registered EVs, more than 5,000 of which were purchased within the last year.
The New York City Department of Transportation also released a plan to expand electric vehicle charging citywide to meet the city’s climate goals.
Electrifying New York: An Electric Vehicle Vision Plan for New York City outlines eight initiatives including growing the city-operated fast charging network to more than 80 plugs and equipping 20 percent of all spaces in municipal public parking lots and garages with level 2 chargers by 2025.