New York City Is Getting 700 EV Chargers Right On The Curb

• New York City selected Brooklyn-based It's Electric to install 700 curbside EV chargers.
• The hardware will be dispersed across the five boroughs and target neighborhoods with lots of rideshare drivers.
• Curbside charging is common in Europe but rare in most large U.S. cities.

Say goodbye to dangling a 30-foot extension cord out of your window to charge your Tesla. New York City has selected Brooklyn-based startup It’s Electric to blanket the five boroughs with hundreds of new curbside chargers, the company announced on Tuesday. The idea is to make going electric an easier decision in a city where off-street parking is hard to come by and where EV charging has always been a challenge.