City auto fleet to go all-electric by 2038

from Queens Chronicle South Edition 10-26-23

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by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

before fleeing, according to the charges.

The victim received medical treatment for the injuries sustained during the assault, including facial swelling, bruises, substantial pain and bleeding from his nose.

“We will hold accountable those that would attack others based on their religion,” said DA Melinda Katz in a statement.

“Freedom of religion and expression are foundational principles of our democracy. That is most true here in Queens, the World’s Borough, the most diverse county in the United States. Unprovoked attacks, especially ones motivated by hate, will not be tolerated.” Q

The city’s long-talked-about idea of electrifying its automobile fleet was officially set into motion Monday with Mayor Adams signing a law to make it mandatory.

Adams’ signature, affixed in a ceremony at NYCHA’s Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, mandates that all lightand medium-duty cars purchased for the city fleet be electricity-powered by 2038.

“We believe that our municipal fleet is paving the way to a greener and more sustainable city, and today we’re really excited we are supercharging the decarbonization of our transportation sector with Intro. 279,” Adams said in a transcript provided by his office.

“This bill requires that by 2038 our whole municipal fleet will be on track to transition to electric vehicles,” he added. “And so I want to be clear that the entire New York City fleet is going to have zero emission by 2038.”

Adams, at an Oct. 18 press conference about new green for-hire vehicle licenses [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com], touted Intro. 279A specifically. He said the city already has about 4,900 electric vehicles in its fleet out of 30,000 owned and leased vehicles. It has designated funding to replace an additional 1,000 fossil-fuel cars.

He added that the city already has passed goals for electric vehicles previously set by his administration for the year 2025. Where Adams was unclear last week was when a reporter asked if his own official SUV also would be going electric any time soon.

“If we can find something that would fit what is needed based on the security detail, I would love to,” Adams said. “But my security detail is solely in the hands of Intel and NYPD. If we can find it, I would love to. I would like to join my girl, she switched from gas to electric. We would love to. Our goal is to have a 100 percent city fleet including the vehicles that we drive.”

Adams also took the occasion to announce that Ravenswood will be one of four NYCHA sites that will have solar carports for the charging of green NYCHA vehicles. Q