The City of New York is taking large strides towards EV transition with new regulations, including one that requires all ride-share vehicles to be wheelchair accessible or all-electric by 2030. New York is the first city in the United States to pass such a rule, called “Green Rides.”
What Happened: “We proposed this rule because our city and our world are slipping into a deeper climate crisis. 2023 is now on track to be the hottest year on record, and we’re breaking records regularly. Green Rides is going to transform our city for the better. It will remove 600,000 metric tons of carbon emissions from the air that we and our children breathe,” Taxi and Limousine Commission Commissioner David Do said.
Under the new rule, all ride-share vehicles including those ...