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New York City's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its fleet
1:24:50
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Deputy Commissioner Kerman highlights the city's achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its fleet, despite challenges in meeting electric vehicle purchase targets.
- City is on track to meet its '50 by '25' commitment (50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025)
- New York City operates the largest electric vehicle fleet and charging network in the state
- The city has switched its diesel fuel to renewable, non-fossil diesel fuel
- Progress is being made on electrification, including moving some vehicles to capital side and pursuing electric options for law enforcement vehicles
Keith Kerman
1:24:50
Well, the let's go to the greenhouse gas emissions because that's actually a really great story.
1:24:56
We committed to 50 by '25 back in 02/2015, which goes beyond the legal mandate of 40 by '25.
1:25:04
And we are achieving that.
1:25:06
So how are we achieving that?
1:25:08
You know, we all want more electric vehicles but we do in fact operate the largest electric vehicle fleet in this state at 5,400 going to 6,000.
1:25:16
We operate the largest electric charging network in this state at 2,200 ports going up to 2,500 and more.
1:25:23
We're installing every day.
1:25:25
And as the commissioner testified, we've switched out the first major fleet in the East Coast Of The United States.
1:25:31
All our diesel fuel is now renewable non fossil diesel fuel.
1:25:36
We basically have used cooking oil and and waste animal fat powering the entire city fleet today, as well as the efficiencies, the fleet reduction, and other efficiencies that I know you've been involved with.
1:25:48
So the good news on the broader climate agenda is we're meeting 50 by '25.
1:25:54
Find me another fleet anywhere that can say that and we've made enormous progress.
1:26:00
On the electrification side, we are still making a lot of progress.
1:26:03
We're moving vehicles onto the capital side.
1:26:06
We announced a big truck purchase in December.
1:26:10
We won a grant and that is moving forward to get 55 electric trucks.
1:26:14
We're gonna be doing more electric trucks on the regular capital program.
1:26:19
We're also to really bridge the target so I know your math, but I'll tell you, really to bridge the target, we need to get law enforcement vehicles into electric models.
1:26:29
That's actually what we'll So
Lincoln Restler
1:26:31
let's shift gears here.
Keith Kerman
1:26:31
We are working to do that.
Lincoln Restler
1:26:33
So my notes are that the average cost of an NYPD vehicle are $53,938 Is that consistent with your understanding?