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Sen. Jen Metzger has been in office a year now, and renewable energy has played a large role in her legislative agenda. Most recently, her legislation regarding electric vehicles was signed into law on December 20. It directs the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to look for areas across the state where there are not enough charging stations to support electric vehicles (EVs), and to create options on how to fill the void.
In a press release regarding the legislation, she notes that New York is not among the top 10 states in terms of EV ownership, and if the state want to reach its state emissions goals, there will have to be some two million EVs on the streets of New York by 2030. There are now fewer than 50,000 EVs out of a total of some 10 million registered vehicles.
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