New York’s mayor Bill de Blasio has signed an executive order to reduce the city’s on-road public sector vehicle fleet.
The move is part of a commitment to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050.
The city will remove 1,000 vehicles from its fleet by June 2021 and reduce the number of take-home vehicles by at least 500. Additionally, it will replace at least 350 SUVs with electric plug-in sedans and promote greater vehicle efficiency by using advanced data collection.
“Eliminating unnecessary vehicles fro
