The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said funds raised from the city’s Congestion Relief Zone tolling program will pay for an expansion of the clean truck program.
Officials said money raised by the CRZ tolling program would pay for the NYC Clean Trucks Program’s $20 million price tag. The funds will allow the NYC DOT to replace hundreds of older diesel trucks with new electric, hybrid, compressed natural gas, or clean vehicles.
“The Clean Trucks expansion is the latest of many environmental investments being funded by congestion relief revenues,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. “It’s another step to ensure congestion pricing is delivering reduced traffic and cleaner air not only within the tolling zone but citywide.”
The NYC Clean Trucks Program funding was included in the $330 million mitigation plan in the CRZ Tolling Plan’s Environmental Assessment as a way to reduce diesel exhaust emissions. The program so far has replaced 714 diesel trucks, resulting in a 97 percent reduction of fine particulate matter and an 89 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides.
“Another win for congestion pricing on the books,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. “This $20 million investment to replace polluting diesel trucks with clean, battery-electric alternatives is an investment in our lungs, in our neighborhoods, and in New Yorkers who deserve to breathe clean air. I’m grateful for the close collaboration with our City and State partners as we continue to deliver safer streets, healthier communities and a greener future for New York City.”
The Clean Trucks Program provides rebate incentives to businesses that purchase eligible trucks. The trucks must meet operating requirements and do business in the NYC Industrial Business Zone, drive more than 70 percent of their miles in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area; and replace eligible older diesel trucks with lower emission electric, hybrid, compressed natural gas or clean diesel vehicles.
The city started accepting applications for the rebates on April 22.