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Bemus Point and the city of Dunkirk are among the local governments receiving a share of $4 million in grants from the state DEC.
The village of Bemus Point will receive $132,027 from New York state to install a new fast electric vehicle charger. The city of Dunkirk will receive $117,725, also to install one fast charger.
The grants are part of two programs that either pay for the purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles for municipal fleets or for the purchase and installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in communities as part of DEC's Zero-Emission Vehicle Rebate and Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure programs.
"New York State is committed to reducing pollution by supporting the transition to electrify the state's transportation sector and improve the health and quality of life for residents," said DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton. "DEC's ZEV programs, which support the purchase or lease of municipal EVs and the installation of public EV charging stations, continue to provide critical support to local communities, making it more affordable to green their fleets, reduce fuel costs, decrease harmful emissions, and save taxpayers money."
As part of the 2025 round of the ZEV Infrastructure Grant Program, DEC is providing 36 grants totaling more than $3.6 million for 74 level 2 electric vehicle charging ports and 24 fast chargers to 23 municipalities across the State. Since the start of the program in 2016, DEC awarded more than $23 million for 1,296 level 2 charging ports, 99 fast chargers, and three hydrogen fuel filling nozzles.