One Schuyler County community joined Tompkins County as one of the 17 municipalities across the state awarded $342,000 in grants to buy or lease a zero-emission light and medium-duty fleet vehicle.
The village of Montour Falls received $5,000 to be used towards the purchase of a battery electric vehicle and Tompkins County received $80,000 for 11 battery electric cars.
“New York is committed to reducing pollution, particularly from the transportation sector, by investing in electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure to help reduce pollution and bolster efforts to reach our climate targets,” said Interim Commissioner Mahar. “The ZEV Rebate Program makes it more affordable for communities to green their fleets, reduce fuel costs, and save taxpayers money. DEC is pleased to support and work with local governments taking the lead to help clean our air and improve the health of our communities with cost-effective EVs.”
The DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate Program continues to support municipal efforts to mitigate climate change. The 2024 round of the program is making 17 awards to municipalities to support the purchase of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Since its inception in 2016, the ZEV Rebate Program has awarded a total of more than $1.8 million, including this round, to municipalities for electric vehicles.
Recipients of the 2024 rebate awards are:
- City of Beacon, $15,000 for two battery electric vehicles.
- City of Binghamton, $15,000 for three battery electric vehicles.
- Village of Croton on Hudson, $20,000 for three battery electric vehicles.
- Town of East Hampton, $25,000 for four battery electric vehicles.
- Erie County, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
- Village of Hastings on Hudson, $10,000 for one battery electric vehicle and one hybrid electric vehicle.
- Town of Indian Lake, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
- Village of Irvington, $22,500 for three battery electric vehicles.
- Village of Montour Falls, $5,000 for one battery electric vehicle.
- City of New Rochelle, $30,000 for four battery electric vehicles.
- Town of Oneonta, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
- City of Plattsburgh, $45,000 for six battery electric vehicles.
- Village of Pleasantville, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
- Village of Sackets Harbor, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
- City of Schenectady, $30,000 for four battery electric vehicles.
- Tompkins County, $80,000 for 11 battery electric vehicles.
- Town of Westport, $7,500 for one battery electric vehicle.
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