New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner, Amanda Lefton, announced $4 million in grants awarded to municipalities across the state for the purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles for municipal fleets, and grants for the purchase and installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in communities as part of DEC’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Rebate and Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure programs.
“New York State is committed to reducing pollution by supporting the transition to electrify the state’s transportation sector and improve the health and quality of life for residents,” said Lefton. The 2025 round of the program is providing awards to 14 municipalities to support the purchase or lease of 55 battery electric vehicles totaling more than $400,000. Since its start in 2016, the ZEV Rebate Program awarded more than $2.25 million to municipalities for 286 electric vehicles and 115 plug-in hybrids.
Recipients of the 2025 rebate awards:
- City of Buffalo, $30,000 for four vehicles
- Town of Colonie, $37,500 for five vehicles
- Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Town of Huntington, $52,500 for seven vehicles
- City of Kingston, $82,500 for 11 vehicles
- Monroe County, $7,500 for one vehicle
- City of Plattsburgh, $30,000 for four vehicles
- Town of Red Hook, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Village of Scarsdale, $42,500 for seven vehicles
- City of Schenectady, $45,000 for six vehicles
- Tompkins County, $22,500 for three vehicles
- Town of Victor, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Westchester County, $7,500 for one vehicle
- City of White Plains, $22,500 for three vehicles
Published September 2026
