Fossil fueled, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are outdated, inefficient, and one of our most significant causes of climate change. Don’t be fooled by the higher purchase price. Electric vehicles (EVs) cost less than comparable ICE vehicles when you consider lifetime costs, such as gasoline and maintenance. “Fueling” your ride with electricity costs about 75% less. And In other words, EVs are less expensive to own and operate over their useful life. See below for a fuller explanation of lifetime costs.
A rapid shift to clean, renewable electric vehicles will help reverse global warming, improve your health, and save money.
Make your next car a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric vehicle. You’ll spend less on transportation over the vehicle’s life, breathe cleaner air, reduce your carbon footprint, and spend virtually no time at gas stations and repair shops.
Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles have roughly 2,000 moving parts. Moving parts break. That’s why they require maintenance and repair. That costs money and time at the repair shop. Electric vehicles have only about 20 moving parts. They have no engines, no engine oil, no transmissions, and no exhaust systems. Over the life of a vehicle, EVs require a small fraction of the maintenance required by ICE vehicles. Putnam Valley resident Judy Allen, with her all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV. In 2022, this 260 mile range EV can be purchased for as little as $27,000.
Putnam Valley resident Judy Allen, with her all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV. In 2022, this 260 mile range EV could be purchased for as little as $27,000.
Learn More and Plan your Purchase
Transportation is the single largest sector of carbon emissions for most residents in our region: more than home heating, electricity, food, or waste. If you purchase an EV or eliminate an ICE vehicle from your household, the positive impacts you’ll create for our air quality, health, and climate will be immediate and dramatic. We Americans drive a lot. With internet-based technology, such as video conferencing, we can dramatically reduce the environmental impact, as well as the time and money we spend sitting in a vehicle, and spend more time enjoying the company of friends, family, neighbors, and the natural world.
This graph illustrates the decreasing level of CO2 emissions between types of automobiles from a large SUV at 8 tons/year, all the way down to 0 emissions for an EV!- New for 2023! Inflation Reduction Act for EVs
- The Economics of Purchasing & Owning an EV
- Compare Electric Cars: Range, Specs, Pricing
- Federal Tax Credits
- New York State Rebate
- Introduction to EV Charging
- Shopping Guide 1
- Shopping Guide 2
- Estimate the Full Cost of Switching to an EV
Actions
- Educate yourself by using the resource links above.
- Use our downloadable Planning Worksheets to prepare to purchase your first EV.