New York wants to trial electric construction equipment

The city of New York is looking to work with manufacturers and suppliers of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric construction equipment. But before committing, it wants to test the vehicles - free of charge.

According to a press release by the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) and the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), New York City is looking for manufacturers to provide equipment so that it can be trialled for “City-run construction projects.” The focus will be battery life, charging performance, usability, as well as noise and pollution levels.

As mentioned above, NYC hopes to test the vehicles “at no cost for around two to six months.” Proposals can be submitted until 10 March, while the companies chosen to take part in the pilot will be announced in April.

This comes after New York, along with Los Angeles and San Francisco, joined the ‘Clean Construction Accelerator’ (CCA), saying that it would focus on purchasing and procuring zero-emission construction machinery from 2025. “The CCA also sets a collective goal to require zero emission construction sites citywide by 2030, where technology is available,” the press release stated at the time.

The CCA is part of the C40, a global network of almost 100 mayors of some of the world’s biggest cities looking to reduce emissions. According to C40, the construction sector is responsible for more than 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes more than 30% of global resources.

Source: Information per e-mail

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Stephen Hickman

06.02.2025 um 15:28

Whilst this is new to the USA, it is not “new” in Europe with Oslo already requiring the use of zero emission construction equipment by 2025. In addition Oslo allows a 55dB measured as Alden (day-evening-night level). I hope that the C40 group are reaching out to these more forward looking cities to incorporate their experiences and therefore expedite the move towards lower noise and “cleaner” construction equipment.