New York City expands EV charging for rideshare drivers
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New York City chose it’s electric, a Brooklyn company, and the New York Power Authority to build a permanent network of EV chargers on city streets across all five boroughs.
The city’s Department of Transportation plans to increase the number of Level 2 charging points from 88 to 700 over the next three years.
City officials will focus installation on areas where taxi and rideshare drivers live and where off-street parking is limited, addressing a key barrier to EV adoption for these drivers. New York City has over 80,000 rideshare drivers, many of whom park on the street, making home charging difficult.
The city’s Green Rides initiative requires all Uber and Lyft vehicles licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to be electric or accessible by 2030, creating a need for expanded charging infrastructure. it’s electric will replace the city’s existing pilot charging program and manufacture the new chargers in Queens. The company will work with Maverick Construction, based in Boston, for engineering and construction, drawing on their past collaboration on a similar project in Boston in 2025.
SWTCH Energy will supply the network’s backend platform, and Billings Jackson Design collaborated on the charger’s design.
