Start Spreading the News: New York’s Huge Fleet of Electric Vehicles

In a couple of hours, I’m off to New York City for a few days, delivering a short consulting project for a client. I mention this to note the magnificent job that “The City” has done in electrifying its fleet.

Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference recently to let the world know that New York is now believed to have the largest municipal fleet of electric vehicles in America and possibly the world: 430 in all, not including hybrid-electric transit buses. Bloomberg announced the purchase of another 70 electric drive vehicles, 50 of them Chevy Volts, with the first one going to the NYPD. In addition, the fleet includes the Ford Transit Connect electric, the Navistar eStar, the Nissan LEAF, and the original electric Toyota RAV4.

As usual, the eyes of the world are on you. Keep up the good work.