New York City officials announced plans to build 13 new charging hubs for electric vehicles (EVs) at public parking lots in the outer boroughs by 2024, the Department of Transportation announced in May. In all, the hubs across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens will add 50 new plugs to the city’s EV charging network.
Much more powerful than standard “level 2” plug-ins, the new chargers will add about 90 miles of charge every 10 minutes. They will be installed in outer-borough neighborhoods lacking private parking lots chargers. In 2021, the city installed its first public fast-charging stations at municipal parking garages on the Lower East Side and in Long Island City, where taxis and for-hire vehicles get a 15% discount.
The preliminary list of locations for the EV fast-charging hubs are as follows:
BRONX: 2478 Jerome Avenue, Fordham
BROOKLYN: 220 Brightwater Court, Brighton Beach; 1423 Rockaway Parkway, Canarsie; and 1602 Voorhies Ave., Sheepshead Bay.
QUEENS: 214-17 41st Avenue, Bayside; 220-55 33rd Street, Astoria; 22-70 33rd Street, Astoria; 30th Avenue and 38th Street, Astoria; 38-18 Prince Street, Flushing; 134-11 Northern Boulevard, Flushing; 245 Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Park; 147-00 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Rosedale; and 43-01 48th Street, Sunnyside.
EV Charging Startup to Add Curbside Chargers in Brooklyn
An EV charging startup in Brooklyn with financial backing from Hyundai –Itselectric – is installing 240-volt curbside chargers that draw from a property owner’s electrical panel. Itselectric says there is no charge to the property owner for installation, adding that they can earn about $1,000 per year, per charger in passive income. The chargers are compatible with any EV and take six to eight hours, on average, to charge a vehicle.
In April, Itselectric launched a pilot in two Brooklyn locations: at the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The pilot is scheduled to be operational by summer.
Sources: amNY, Crain’s New York Business
