Frequently Asked Questions

The NYC Clean Trucks Program is a rebate incentive funding program aimed to reduce diesel exhaust emissions by replacing older, heavy polluting diesel trucks with new all-electric, or EPA emission compliant alternative fueled (compressed natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in diesel-electric hybrid) and diesel trucks. The Program goal is to reduce diesel pollution and improve air quality and public health.

The NYC Clean Trucks Program is a unique and exciting environmental initiative offered by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) using funding from the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to promote sustainable transportation and a cleaner environment in New York City. MTA rebate incentive funding is available for Class 4 to Class 8 battery electric vehicles (BEVs), compressed natural gas (CNG), diesel-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and diesel trucks.

An additional source of funding is available through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) under the Volkswagen Diesel Emission Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement for State Beneficiaries, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia (VW Trust). VW Trust rebate incentive funding is only for Class 8 BEVs that will be registered in the nine-county New York Metropolitan Area, including Bronx, Kings, Nassau New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.

Rebate incentive funding reduces the purchase price of a new truck for fleets to switch to technologies that are cleaner, more cost effective, and better for the environmental health of NYC. A rebate incentive is awarded after an approved applicant purchases an eligible new truck from a vendor/dealership qualified to sell that truck through the Program.

Rebate incentive funding amounts will be distributed to the participating vendor/dealership after the new truck is delivered to the applicant.

There is no obligation to pay back the rebate incentive funding if the funded new or Replacement Truck remains in compliance with the NYC Clean Trucks Program Regular Operation and reporting requirements throughout the program commitment.

There is a five (5) year program commitment period for funded New or Replacement Trucks.

In New York, an applicant must be a commercial truck owner or operator registered within the nine (9) county New York Metropolitan Area that includes Bronx, Kings, Nassau New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.

In New Jersey, an applicant must be a commercial truck owner or operator registered within the four (4) counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union. New Jersey applicant vehicles may not apply for the New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program (NJZIP) or the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) incentive programs for the same truck (stacking funds is prohibited). New Jersey applicants must also demonstrate goods movement into/out of New York via tunnel or bridge crossing at least two (2) times per week.

A Small Fleet is defined as owning or operating a commercial fleet with 100 or fewer registered Class 4 to Class 8 trucks.

A Large Fleet is defined as owning or operating a commercial fleet with 101 or more registered Class 4 to Class 8 trucks.

A Qualifying Truck is the old truck to be scrapped as part of the Rebate Incentive funding process.

A New or Replacement Truck is the new truck purchased through the Program using Rebate Incentive funding.

“New Truck” is used to describe a new truck purchased through the Program where scrappage of a Qualifying Truck is not required.

“Replacement Truck” is used to describe a new truck purchased through the Program where scrappage of a Qualifying Truck is required.

A truck constructed entirely from new parts that has never been the subject of a retail sale, nor registered with New York State, or registered with the appropriate agency or authority of any other state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States, or foreign, state, province, or country.

For battery electric vehicles (BEVs)

Small Fleet BEV Applicants

Qualifying Truck scrappage is not required for Small Fleet applicants. However, additional funding (Scrap Bonus) is available to Small Fleet applicants that scrap a Qualifying Truck.  There are additional compliance requirements to receive the Scrap Bonus (see FAQ #6).

Large Fleets BEV Applicants

Qualifying Truck scrappage is required for Large Fleet applicants. A Qualifying Truck must be scrapped for each Replacement Truck to be funded.

CNG, Diesel-Electric Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and Diesel Fueled Truck Applicants

Qualifying Truck must be scrapped for each Replacement Truck to be funded.

IBZ boundaries are determined by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Below is the list of IBZs participating in the NYC Clean Trucks Program.

• Bathgate IBZ, Bronx
• Eastchester IBZ, Bronx
• Hunts Point IBZ, Bronx
• Port Morris, IBZ, Bronx
• Zerega IBX, Bronx
• Brooklyn Navy Yard IBZ, Brooklyn
• East New York IBZ, Brooklyn
• Flatlands Fairfield IBZ, Brooklyn
• Greenpoint Williamsburg IBZ, Brooklyn
• North Brooklyn IBZ, Brooklyn
• Southwest Brooklyn IBZ, Brooklyn
• Jamaica IBZ, Queens
• JFK IBZ, Queens
• LIC IBZ, Queens
• Maspeth IBZ, Queens
• Ridgewood IBZ, Queens
• Steinway IBZ, Queens
• Woodside IBZ, Queens
• North Shore IBZ, Staten Island
• Rossville IBZ, Staten Island
• Westshore IBZ, Staten Island

• Qualifying Truck must be a Class 4 to Class 8 diesel-fueled truck Model Year 2015 or older.
• Qualifying Truck must be owned by the applicant and registered for the previous 24 consecutive months within the nine-county New York Metropolitan Area or the four (4) Program-approved New Jersey counties.
• Qualifying Truck must possess proof of insurance for the previous 24 consecutive months.
• New York CNG, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and diesel applicants must provide proof the Qualifying Truck: (a) has been domiciled within a NYC Disadvantaged Community (DAC) or Industrial Business Zones (IBZ) for the previous 24 consecutive months, OR (b) has been operated within NYC DACs or IBZs at least two (2) times per week on average for the previous 24 consecutive months.
• New Jersey CNG, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and diesel applicants must provide proof the Qualifying Truck has been operating within a Overburdened Community (OBC) at least two (2) times per week on average for the previous 24 consecutive months.
• New Jersey Large Fleet BEV must provide proof the Qualifying Truck has made deliveries into NYC via any bridge and/or tunnel crossings at least two (2) times per week.
• Qualifying Truck must have operated at least 5,000 miles annually over the previous 24 consecutive months.
• The Program requires the Qualifying Truck chassis to be cut and the engine scrapped in accordance with Program requirements.

BEV applicants are eligible to receive NYC DAC, IBZ, or OBC Bonus based on where the New or Replacement Truck will be registered and domiciled.

• For New York BEV applicants applying for NYC DAC/IBZ Bonus, the New or Replacement Truck must remain registered and domiciled within a NYC DAC or IBZ.
  • NYC DAC maps can be found on the NYS Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) | NYSERDA
  • IBZ maps can be found on the NYCCTP Industrial Business Zones page
• For New Jersey BEV applicants applying for OBC Bonus, the New or Replacement Truck must remain registered and domiciled within an OBC.
  • OBC maps can be found on the NJ Department of Environmental Protection website.

• For New York applicants, the New or Replacement Truck must be registered on-road in the nine-county New York Metropolitan Area (Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester).
• For New Jersey applicants the New or Replacement Truck must be registered on-road in one of the four (4) counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union.
• New or Replacement Truck must have a truck and/or engine model year equal to the delivery date calendar year, be one calendar year newer, or be one calendar year older.
• The Replacement Truck must perform the same function (vocation) and have similar or lower horsepower (within 25%) as the Qualifying Truck (diesel-powered truck) being scrapped. A change in horsepower greater than 25% is subject to approval on a case-by-case basis. Small Fleet BEV applicants who are not applying for the Scrap Bonus are exempt.
• Be maintained and remain in use by the applicant for a minimum of 5 years from the approved date of delivery.
• Replacement Truck Class size must be equal to or be within one Class size of the Qualifying Truck Class size. Changes to Class size must be approved by NYCCTP Administrator.
• New or Replacement Truck must incorporate Vision Zero Vehicle Safety Enhancement requirements, including but not limited to: side mirrors with split mirror design, cross-over mirrors, passenger door down view mirror, a backup alert system, and side guards.
• Truck must be operated such that at least 70% of the total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) occurs within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
• Truck must average a minimum of 5,000 miles/year for each year of the five (5) year Program commitment.
• Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL)/Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring is required for the duration of the five (5) year Program commitment period to demonstrate Regular Operation compliance.
• For New York applicants: For the duration of the five (5) year Program commitment, the New or Replacement Truck must perform Regular Operation:
  • For BEV applicants: New or Replacement Truck must maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year.
  • For BEV applicants receiving NYC DAC/IBZ Bonus incentive: New or Replacement Truck must remain domiciled in a NYC DAC and/or IBZ; maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year.
  • For CNG, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and diesel applicants: Replacement Truck must be domiciled or operate in a DAC or IBZ at least two (2) times per week on average; maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year.
• For New Jersey Applicants: For the duration of the five (5) year Program commitment, the new or Replacement Truck must perform Regular Operation:
  • For BEV applicants: New or Replacement Truck must maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year. New or Replacement Truck must also make deliveries/move goods using any bridge or tunnel crossing into NYC at least two (2) times per week.
  • For BEV applicants receiving OBC Bonus incentive: New or Replacement Truck must remain domiciled in an OBC; maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year. New or Replacement Truck must also make deliveries/move goods using any bridge or tunnel crossing into NYC at least two (2) times per week.
  • For CNG, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and diesel applicants: Replacement Truck must operate in a NYC DAC or IBZ at least two (2) times per week on average; maintain seventy (70) percent of total vehicle miles traveled within the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and maintain an average of 5,000 vehicle miles traveled per year.

Use our quick self-check eligibility tool to help you determine if you qualify or Rebate Incentives towards the purchase of a New or Replacement Truck (Class 4 – Class 8).

Or, select one of the tabs below to expand on specific eligibility criteria.

In 2014 New York City adopted the Vision Zero Plan. The plan includes initiatives to improve vehicle, cyclist, and pedestrian safety on city streets. In support of increasing safety, the NYC Clean Trucks Program embraces this important initiative. Vehicle Safety Enhancements are required to be installed and maintained on each new or Replacement Truck. Only vehicles properly equipped with Vehicle Safety Enhancements are eligible to participate, including, but not limited to:

• Side mirrors with a split mirror design.
• Cross-over mirrors.
• Passenger door down-view mirror.
• A backup alert system. The backup alert system must consist of one or more of the following: audible alert; visual alert; or radar detection.
• Side guards. The side guard can be either a rail or panel design and must comply with the recommended schematic prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, the National Transportation Systems Center.
• Participant shall repair or replace vehicle safety enhancements and side guards that become inoperable or ineffective during the Program commitment period.
• Vehicle Safety Enhancements that cannot be installed due to truck feature configurations (e.g., cab over configurations do not need cross-over mirrors) must be noted and approved by the Program Administrator.

The new or Replacement Truck is required to be tracked with an Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) for vehicle use and reporting compliance. If a truck does not meet the Regular Operation compliance requirements, the Participant with the new or Replacement Truck will be notified in order to remedy the situation. If at the end of their annual year, the new or Replacement Truck is out of Program compliance, then the Participant is subject to default with the following options:

• The Participant is required to repay 20 % of their rebate incentive to the NYC DOT for the prior annual year and the Participant is to continue operating the replacement truck within the guidelines of the NYC Clean Trucks Program, or
• The Participant is required to repay 100 % of their rebate incentive to the NYC DOT and the Participant will be removed from the NYC Clean Trucks Program.
• If the Participant chooses to be removed from the NYC Clean Trucks Program they would be required to repay a portion of the rebate incentive to the NYC DOT in the amounts specified below based on the years remaining in the Program:
  • 100%, if occurring within the first annual period from date of replacement truck delivery;
  • 80%, if occurring within the second annual period from the date of replacement truck delivery;
  • 60%, if occurring within the third annual period from the date of replacement truck delivery;
  • 40%, if occurring within the fourth annual period from the date of replacement truck delivery and
  • 20%, if occurring within the fifth annual period from the date of replacement truck delivery.

Rebate incentive funding for BEV, or EPA emission compliant alternative fueled (compressed natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in diesel-electric hybrid) and diesel replacement trucks varies from $12,000 to $340,000. The rebate incentive funding offered is dependent on the new or Replacement Truck fuel type and Class size.  Funding levels and eligible fuel types may change over time.

Rebates for all New and Replacement Trucks will be based on the lesser amount of either:

• 75% of the dealer sales invoice for the battery electric replacement truck, or a weight Class-based cap.
• 75% of the dealer sales invoice for the CNG or Hybrid replacement truck, or a weight Class-based cap.
• 50% of the dealer sales invoice for the diesel replacement truck, or a weight Class-based cap.

To learn more, view the Available Funding Page on the NYC Clean Trucks Program website.

Annual limit per application:

• $1 Million for BEV rebates
• $500,000 for CNG, diesel-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid rebates
• $250,000 for diesel rebates

Additional funding requires the purchase of a BEV to qualify for any additional CNG, diesel-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or diesel trucks.

No, NYC Clean Truck Program funds cannot be combined with other truck grant funds. Co-funding or grant stacking is not allowed.

All government (federal, state, or local) funding to be used toward the purchase of the replacement truck must be disclosed. Funds from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) New York Truck – Voucher Incentive Program (NYT-VIP), the New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program (NJZIP) or the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) programs cannot be combined with NYC Clean Trucks Program funds.

The NYS Department of State uses census tracts to identify areas that meet the NYC DAC definition established in 2023 by the Climate Justice Working Group, which examines an area’s Environmental Burden and Climate Change Risks, as well as, Population Characteristics and Health Vulnerabilities. To see if you are domiciled in or provide deliveries to a business within a NYC DAC, please reference the NYS Disadvantaged Communities map: NYS Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) | New York Geographic Information Gateway

The time frame between application submission and the rebate incentive award is dependent on each applicant. The process timeline varies depending on when the application is complete, and when the New or Replacement Truck is available for delivery.

New York Fleets Download this Application. 

New Jersey Fleets Download this Application.

You may also send an email to nycctp@tetratech.com or call 877-310-2733 to request a Rebate Incentive Funding Application.

To be notified about upcoming events, please email nycctp@tetratech.com or call 877-310-2733.

If you have questions or need assistance with the rebate incentive application or vehicle technologies available, please email nycctp@tetratech.com or call 877-310-2733.

Program participants are welcome to work with any of the NYC Clean Trucks Program-approved vendors. A list of approved vendors can be found on the Participating Vendors page. If you have a preferred vendor that you already have an existing relationship with and would like to go through that entity to participate in the NYC Clean Trucks Program, please contact us and we will work with your vendor on qualifying them to participate in the program. You may call us at 877-310-2733 or email nycctp@tetratech.com.

The Vendor Network is a contact database of truck dealerships, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), scrap yards, and side guard vendors that have been approved by the NYC Clean Trucks Program team to participate as vendors in the Program. To become a member of the Vendor Network call 877-310-2733 or email nycctp@tetratech.com.

Phone Number:
877-310-2733

Email Address:
nycctp@tetratech.com

Mailing Address:
NYCCTP c/o Tetra Tech, Inc.
249 Ocean Blvd., Suite 325
Long Beach, CA, 90802

The NYC Clean Trucks Program offers a variety of options to ensure applicants receive the appropriate support needed throughout the application process, including a toll-free helpline (877-310-2733), email address (nycctp@tetratech.com), and comprehensive website (www.nycctp.com).

The Fleet Advisor Program is a complimentary service offered by the NYC Clean Trucks Program. The Fleet Advisor Program provides a no-cost, no-commitment evaluation of whether BEVs and charging infrastructure are a good fit for your commercial fleet operations.  The Fleet Advisor Program provides a tailored electrification plan that includes vehicle recommendations and cost projections, as well as an insight into the electrical capacity at your facility. Contact us by phone (877-310-2733) or by email (nycctp@tetratech.com) to get started.