There’s Never Been a Better Time to Upgrade Your Fleet to Cleaner Vehicle Technology
Clean truck and bus technologies are more accessible than ever to fleets in New York State. These advanced vehicles are typically less expensive to operate and often far less noisy than diesel trucks or buses, and dramatically reduce or eliminate tailpipe pollution.
The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP), administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), helps make it easier for fleets to adopt clean vehicle technologies while removing the oldest, dirtiest diesel engines from New York roads.
NYTVIP provides vouchers, or discounts, to fleets across New York State that purchase or lease all-electric (battery electric or BEV), hydrogen fuel cell electric (FCEV) plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), conventional hybrid electric (HEV), compressed natural gas (CNG), or propane medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (weight class 3 through 8) and scrap a similar older diesel vehicle that is part of their fleet.
Voucher amounts are based on a percentage of the incremental cost of the vehicle, which is the difference in cost between the alternative fuel vehicle and a comparable diesel vehicle, up to a per-vehicle cap. Voucher incentive amounts may differ by vehicle technology, vehicle weight class, and location where the vehicle is domiciled. Voucher amounts are subject to funding availability and applicable per-project caps. For more information about program eligibility and rules, consult the Program Implementation Manual
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Table 1. Voucher Amounts and Caps for Trucks
| Vehicle Technology |
Incremental Cost % |
Vehicle Weight Class (GVWR) |
| 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| BEV |
95% |
$100,000 |
$110,000 |
$125,000 |
$150,000 |
$185,000 |
| FCEV |
95% |
$100,000 |
$110,000 |
$125,000 |
$150,000 |
$185,000 |
| PHEV |
90% |
$55,000 |
$60,000 |
$70,000 |
$100,000 |
$120,000 |
| HEV |
90% |
$25,000 |
$35,000 |
$45,000 |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
| CNG |
90% |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
$60,000 |
| Propane |
90% |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
$60,000 |
Note: Vehicles domiciled or operating in NYC Industrial Business Zones may qualify for incentives at these levels through the New York City Clean Trucks Program instead of through NYTVIP. For more information, go to https://nycctp.com/.
Table 2. Voucher Amounts and Caps for Transit Buses
| Vehicle Technology |
Incremental Cost % |
Vehicle Weight Class (GVWR) |
| 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| BEV / FCEV |
100% |
$100,000 |
$125,000 |
$150,000 |
$250,000 |
$385,000 |
Class 4-8 Transit Bus incentives available at above levels to following 18 fleets:
- Broome County Transit
- Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
- Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro)
- Chemung County (C Tran)
- Dutchess County Public Transit
- Greater Glens Falls Transit
- Nassau Inter-City Express (NICE)
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transit Authority (RTS)
- Suffolk County Transportation
- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT)
- Transport of Rockland
- Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT)
- Westchester County Bee-Line Bus System
- The City of Long Beach, Department of Transportation
- Clinton County Public Transit
- Huntington Area Rapid Transit
Transit fleets may opt out of scrappage requirement but will be eligible for lower funding amounts.
Note: Transit fleets may not stack voucher incentives with the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Program to total more than 100% of the incremental cost of a zero-emission replacement bus.
Table 3. Voucher Amounts and Caps for School Buses
| Vehicle Technology |
Incremental Cost % |
Vehicle Weight Class (GVWR) |
| 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| BEV |
100% |
$100,000 |
$120,000 |
$150,000 |
$200,000 |
$220,000 |
| CNG |
90% |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
$60,000 |
| Propane |
90% |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
Table 4. Voucher Amounts and Caps for Other Vehicle Types
| Vehicle Technology |
Incremental Cost % |
Vehicle Weight Class (GVWR) |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| BEV |
80% |
$60,000 |
$90,000 |
$100,000 |
$110,000 |
$120,000 |
$150,000 |
Note: BEVs must operate and be domiciled in a non-attainment (or maintenance) county to be eligible for incentives at the levels in Table 4 (see Funding Amounts page).