In the April 2022 budget passed by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Hochul, the State established a deadline for the transition to zero-emission buses. Specifically, all school buses in the State must be zero-emission buses by 2035. In 2022, voters across NYS overwhelming voted for the Clean Air, Clean Water and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act (Bond Act) which includes $500M to support the transition to zero-emission school buses. NYSERDA has established the NY School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP) to achieve these State public purposes and assist school districts in meeting the zero-emission bus timelines.
NYSBIP is a voucher incentive program which will accelerate the deployment of zero-emission school buses and charging infrastructures throughout New York State. Zero-emission school buses include both electric school buses and hydrogen fuel cell school buses (collectively referred to as ESBs). This dataset focuses on the school bus-side of the program. The dataset is compiled from the information collected throughout the project application process.
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The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP), administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), reduces the cost for truck, transit, and school bus fleets to purchase zero-emission vehicle technologies. NYTVIP provides vouchers - or discounts - to fleets across New York State that purchase or lease medium- and heavy-duty, zero-emission battery electric (BEV) or hydrogen fuel cell electric (FCEV) vehicles.
Voucher amounts are determined by calculating the difference in cost between the zero-emission vehicle and a comparable diesel vehicle. A percentage of the difference (or “incremental cost”) is then used to determine an exact voucher amount, which is capped at a maximum dollar amount. Voucher incentive amounts may vary based on factors such as: vehicle type, weight class, and whether the vehicle operates in a Disadvantaged Community. All voucher amounts are subject to funding availability and applicable per-project caps.
To date, NYTVIP funding has come from two sources: the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Settlement) and from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program. The dataset includes application information from the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP) since 2019.

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Inputs for the publicly available EPA modeling utility MOVES (MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulator), used to estimate air pollution emissions from mobile sources. Please contact dec.sm.MOVES@dec.ny.gov with questions.

Inputs for the publicly available EPA modeling utility MOVES (MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulator), used to estimate air pollution emissions from mobile sources. Please contact dec.sm.MOVES@dec.ny.gov with questions.

Inputs for the publicly available EPA modeling utility MOVES (MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulator), used to estimate air pollution emissions from mobile sources. Please contact dec.sm.MOVES@dec.ny.gov with questions.

Inputs for the publicly available EPA modeling utility MOVES (MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulator), used to estimate air pollution emissions from mobile sources. Please contact dec.sm.MOVES@dec.ny.gov with questions.