Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced a program under Charge
NY to accelerate the market adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and to make EV
infrastructure easier to use and more “economically viable” in New York.
The Electronic Vehicle-Enabling Technology Demonstration
Program offers a total of $2 million to help fund research and demonstration
projects related to electric vehicles, according to the governor’s office.
The new demonstration program seeks applications from
universities, research centers, and technology-based businesses and
manufacturers that are conducting research in and development of EV technology.
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) is funding the program.
The program seeks to advance technologies, strategies,
business models, behavioral approaches and policy ideas that support the
expansion of the EV market and EV industry in New York, according to the state.
Under Charge NY, New York is making “significant
investments” to improve the development and use of electric vehicles and the
necessary technology and infrastructure, Cuomo said in a news release.
“This program will focus on furthering research and
innovation related to EVs, so that we can make these vehicles more affordable
for New Yorkers, promote a cleaner transportation source, and make our
infrastructure more efficient, while also creating jobs in the clean energy
industry. As we move towards our goal of establishing a statewide
network of up to 3,000 EV charging stations over the next five years, we are
ensuring that New York State is prepared to welcome the next generation of
environmentally-friendly vehicles on our roads,” Cuomo said.
NYSERDA is interested in projects that will study and/or
demonstrate existing technologies, or combinations of technologies, and
strategies that have not been applied to the market or have not been
demonstrated in New York.
Examples of relevant projects include demonstrating EV
charging stations sited alongside battery-energy storage that reduce the
electric-grid demands from charging, and feasibility studies of new
electric-rate structures or other utility incentives to help reduce the cost of
EV ownership, according to the governor’s office.
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