March 18, 2024

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Funding Will Add 180 New Electric School Buses to New York City Streets and Quadruple Existing Electric School Bus Fleet

Will Also Create Electric Vehicle Charging Depot at Hunts Point Food Distribution Center to Charge Over 7,000 Vehicles Each Year

Investments Will Bolster Mayor Adams’ Efforts to Grow Green Economy, Electrify Hunts Point as Announced in State of the City Address

NEW YORK— New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city has been awarded a total of $77 million in competitive grants from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand the number of electric school buses and trucks on city streets. A $61.1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program will add 180 new electric school buses to the city’s fleet and quadruple the number of electric school buses in New York City. Additionally, a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program will help build a groundbreaking, freight-focused electric truck and vehicle charging depot at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, the busiest heavy trucking destination in New York state. Lastly, the city was awarded $1.5 million from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s Ride and Drive Electric Program to support planning and coordination efforts to electrify New York City’s electric school bus fleet.

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