In relation to requiring a study on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure, and to amend the administrative …
NYC L.L. 2025/084
in effectL.L. 2025/084
Enactment date: 6/27/2025
Int. No. 676-A
By Council Members Farías, Gennaro, Gutiérrez, Louis, Restler, Banks, Schulman, Cabán, Dinowitz, Rivera, Lee and Mealy
A Local Law in relation to requiring a study on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to annual reports on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The taxi and limousine commission shall conduct a study on costs, challenges, and opportunities related to increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure. No later than December 31, 2026, the taxi and limousine commission shall submit a report on the study’s findings to the mayor and the speaker of the council. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to:
a. An estimate of the total number of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations required to support a transition of all licensed for-hire vehicles to electric vehicles;
b. An evaluation of the impact of charging on the number of rides for-hire vehicle drivers can provide and the income of those drivers; and
c. An analysis of potential incentive programs designed to encourage the adoption of electric for-hire vehicles, including the issuance of for-hire vehicle licenses when internal combustion engine for-hire vehicles are replaced by electric for-hire vehicles.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-233446Fetched: 10/25/2026