Electric buses for New York airports

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has purchased 18 electric buses for airport shuttle services.

The American-built Proterra buses will be put to use at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA).

The order is one of the largest electric bus commitments of any airport authority in the United Sates.

Six of the battery-electric buses are already in service at JFK Airport, with LGA and EWR to each deploy six more in 2019.

The JFK buses were purchased with the aid of rebates offered through the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Programme, which supports goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030.

Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the programme provides sale rebates to reduce the cost for businesses and government entities that want to purchase new clean vehicles or retrofit commercial vehicles and buses into hybrids, natural gas vehicles or zero-emission vehicles.

The rebate reduces the incremental costs of purchasing advanced alternative fuel technology heavy-duty trucks and buses by up to 80%.

Since 2013, it has provided almost 600 rebates for trucks and buses throughout the New York.