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Green Your Fleet

Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentives

There are many benefits to a green fleet, including:

Reduced vehicle emissions
Reduced fuel costs
Lower maintenance costs
Ability to promote your company/municpality as eco-friendly
Incentives and tax credits

Vehicles/Fleet

Incentives
The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program provides up to $60,000 for the purchase or lease of all-electric class 3 to class 8 trucks in any air quality non-attainment zone in New York State and up to $40,000 for class 3 to class 8 electric and hybrid electric trucks operating in New York City.

Tax Credit
Electric vehicles purchased in or after 2010 may be eligible for a federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. The credit amount will vary based on the capacity of the battery used to fuel the vehicle.

Resources

NYSERDA Clean Fleets: Local governments can either install an EV charging station and/or other alternative fuel infrastructure or deploy alternative fuel vehicles in the municipal fleet.
FleetCarma: Whether you are looking to manage EV charging, add EVs to a fleet, or conduct vehicle research, FleetCarma has a solution.
GEOTAB: Electrify your fleet: Q&A
BYD: Full market EV strategy
EPA: Identifying Greener Fleets/Personal Vehicles

Fleet Assessment/Partnerships

Through a research and development project utilizing independent consultants, Central Hudson is working with local fleet operators to determine which vehicles are the most suitable in converting to electric through an electric vehicle suitability assessment.

What is an electric vehicle suitability assessment (EVSA)? An EVSA evaluates your current fleet and creates a multi-year procurement plan to help you electrify it. An EVSA delivers the following information to you:

Total cost of ownership per vehicle
Forecast of fleet-wide cost of operation and savings
Evaluation of multi-year procurement plans specific to your fleet
Comparisons of cost based on an independent audit

An EVSA will give you the data you need to build a strong, research-supported case for moving your fleet to electric at a pace that works for your company and its budget.