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Plans for expanding electric charging capacity beyond Queens
4:31:26
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Council Member Brooks-Powers asks about TLC's plans to expand electric charging capacity in boroughs other than Queens. Commissioner Do outlines current and future initiatives for increasing charging infrastructure citywide.
- New fast charging stations are being built at a municipal garage in the Bronx
- Companies like EVgo and Tesla are adding new charging infrastructure in Brooklyn
- The Port Authority is working on building more charging infrastructure at airports
- TLC's EV task force is actively working on expanding charging infrastructure
- The increase in charging stations benefits both FHV drivers and private EV owners
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
4:31:26
And does TLC have any plans to expand electric charging capacity in boroughs other than Queens?
David Do
4:31:33
Yeah.
4:31:33
So the DOT could better answer this, but we are building some of the first DCFCs or level three fast charging stations at a municipal garage in the Bronx.
4:31:45
There's also been new charging infrastructure by companies like EVgo, Tesla in Brooklyn.
4:31:54
And so there has been a need and many of the need is being met with additional EV infrastructure.
4:32:05
Last year when, you know, I guess a year and a half ago when we released the additional licenses, there was a dearth of EV infrastructure.
4:32:14
Today, through our EV task force at our agency, the work of the port authority and at their airports, we're building more charging infrastructure than ever before.
4:32:26
And that's not just for FHV drivers, but for others who want to convert to a quieter vehicle, to a more sustainable vehicle in their private vehicles as well.