On the morning of an early January day with an unseasonably high temperature of 63 degrees, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday the city will be replacing roughly 925 gas guzzling vehicles in its fleet with electric vehicles (EV) backed by a $10.1 million federal grant.
The administration will also be using the grant money to install 315 new EV charging stations across the five boroughs, the mayor announced.
While announcing the new allocations in southern Brooklyn Wednesday morning, Mayor Adams acknowledged the dire need for the city to convert its municipal fleet from fossil fuel to electric vehicles amid the growing threat of climate change.