Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the New York Power Authority will offer free charging to all EVolve NY Direct Current Fast Chargers across the state from July 1 to July 5 to drive emission-free electric vehicles over the high-travel Independence Day holiday weekend. The EVolve NY network houses nearly 100 chargers along key travel corridors across the state. The holiday weekend promotion’s goal is to inspire more New Yorkers to drive electric vehicles and drive cleaner. Free fast charging has Friday, July 1 at 12:01 am. begins and will end Tuesday, July 5 at 11:59 p.m.
“My administration remains laser-focused on making ongoing investments in green energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and this free charging holiday is a celebration of that commitment,” Governor Hochul said. “By making it easier for more New Yorkers to charge their electric vehicles and drive cleaner, we can inspire more electric vehicle adoption across the state, ushering in a cleaner, greener future for New York.”
“These free fast-charging electric vehicle stations offered at Evolve NY sites across the state during the holiday week will help reduce travel costs for New Yorkers on one of the busiest weekends of the year,” Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado said. “We are hopeful that these free charging stations will help encourage more New Yorkers, and travelers from other states, to turn to energy-efficient, emission-free vehicles and provide a cleaner environment for our children.”
To charge this holiday weekend for free, New Yorkers and travelers can drive up to an EVolve NY fast charger, plug in and just press the start button on the charger screen.
Through its EVolve NY program, the New York Power Authority has installed nearly 100 high-speed chargers along New York State’s main thoroughfares, from Buffalo to Albany and from the Adirondacks to Long Island. The goal of the program is to make it significantly easier for New Yorkers to drive across the state in any direction and find fast chargers so they can turn on and get back on the road quickly. Any battery-powered EV equipped with fast charging capability can charge to an EVolve NY fast charger in as little as 20 minutes, including Tesla cars with an adapter. More information about EVolve NY fast chargers can be found on the app’s webpage.
New York Power Authority, Interim President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll said: “The New York Power Authority is proud to offer free fast charging throughout the EVolve NY network this holiday weekend. Through EVolve NY, the New York Power Authority makes owning an EV in New York the easy, clean energy choice. Whether it’s EV drivers traveling through New York or staying close to home to celebrate July 4th, New York Power Authority’s EVolve NY fast chargers will get you back on the road for free in as little as 20 minutes. ”
EV owners can find the EVolve NY fast chargers here and other public chargers using smartphone applications like Blink Charging, Shell Recharge, PlugShare, ChargeHub, ChargeWay, Electrify America, EV Connect, ChargePoint, Google Maps, or the US Department of Energy’s alternative fuel data center, among others.
Click here for more information on the New York Power Authority’s EVolve NY high-speed network.
New York State’s Clean Transportation Advances
Governor Hochul has set a goal that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in New York should have no emissions by 2035. In addition, in this year’s state of the nation address, Governor Hochul suggested that all school buses would have no emissions by the same year. . New York State has an interim goal of reaching 850,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2025.
New York is rapidly advancing these goals through a range of initiatives, including EV Make Ready, the EVolve NY High-Speed Network, the Drive Clean Discount, the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, and Charge NY. These efforts have contributed to a record increase in the number of electric vehicles sold in New York in 2021, bringing the total number of EVs on the road from May 2022 to about 103,000, and the number of charging stations in the state at more than 10,000.
New charging facilities are further supported by the Governor’s “Get Ready” program, which uses investor-funded utility services to achieve a goal of deploying more than 50,000 chargers by 2025. Such electrification efforts, in collaboration with NYSERDA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other state and industry partners, will help the state achieve its aggressive clean energy goals as set forth in the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
Today, New York State houses more than 970 public fast chargers at 228 locations. They range in speed from 25kW to 350kW and have varying charging times. More than 600 are Tesla chargers only.
Official news from the Office of the Governor, New York State.
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