New York Regulators Deny Tesla's Request to Qualify for Charging Incentives

Earlier this year, we wrote about how the New York Public Service Commission planned to discriminate against Tesla and Tesla owners by offering incentives of lower electricity rates to non-Tesla charging stations across the state. We also spearheaded a petition movement to make sure the NYS politicians heard our voices. You can read more about this in the post The Empire State Strikes Back - Let our voices be heard!

We've finally received our answer from the regulators as on July 11 they denied Tesla's request for its equipment to qualify for changing incentives in an order expanding the program. Two other items of note are:

• The broader order approved expanding the state's direct current fast-charging (DCFC) infrastructure program to make fast-charging plugs at new charging stations eligible for incentives — but said the station must include a standardized plug of equal or greater charging capability as other plugs being installed.
  
  
• Unlike other EV manufacturers, regulators noted "Tesla customers invest in both their EV and the proprietary Tesla charging network when they purchase a vehicle," in a statement accompanying the order. "Tesla may receive these incentives if a standardized plug is co-located at the same site," the commission said.

In conclusion, this battle looks to not have gone in Tesla's favor, but when has Tesla ever not been driving against a headwind? As another TOCNYS member pointed out, at least some EV companies are getting aid and that does help to achieve Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to renewable energy.

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