The US Transportation Department has granted $10.1m (£8.4m) for the change, which is part of efforts to improve air quality across the city.
New York City’s air quality has improved in recent decades, as the City and State have worked to lower emissions from regional and local sources. But despite this progress, air pollution remains a leading environmental health threat to citizens.
“When New Yorkers see cars, trucks and vans with the ‘NYC’ logo on the side, they can rest assured that those vehicles are contributing to a greener city,” Adams said. “We are already ahead of schedule in transitioning city vehicles away from fossil fuels, and this new grant will allow us to take nearly 1,000 fossil-fuel vehicles off our roads, helping us reduce carbon emissions, make our air cleaner and save on fuel costs.”
Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi said: “Thanks to this investment from the Biden Administration, the city is poised to make huge progress on making...