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Gas prices for New York vehicle fleets have risen 58% over the past year to $ 108 million

New York City has spent more than $ 108 million on fuel over the past year to revive the country's largest municipal vehicle. This is a 58% increase over the last 12 years. Several months.

According to data exclusively provided to the post office by the office of Comptroller Brad Lander, the city agency was in the fleet between July 1st and June 20th, 2021. It has collected a fuel cost of $ 108,395,802 to power its approximately 30,000 vehicles. The current fiscal year ends on June 30th.  

Last year, the city spent $ 68,780,299 on gas.

Among the most heavily criticized agencies is the sanitation sector, which has increased costs by 68% to $ 31.1 million. The transportation sector was up 79.3% to $ 21.9 million. NYPD was up 57.5% to $ 21.7 million. The cost of the FDNY surged 55% to $ 13 million.  

Last week, the average national gas price hit $5.
AP

"Inflation and global shortages increase gas costs Everyone feels oppressive, including the city agencies that are promoting it, "says Lander.

Last week, the national average price of gasoline reached $ 5 for the first time. This is because overall energy prices continue to rise around the world.

The surge in fuel costs is partly due to the efforts of Mayor Adams and his predecessor, Bildebrasio, to reduce the size of the city's vehicles and make workers dependent on hybrid and electric vehicles instead of gasoline. It has happened in the last few years. Cars and SUVs.

Comptroller Brad Lander blamed the bill on inflation and global shortages.
New York Post Stephen Yang

Fleet uses 25,796,373 gallons of fuel in fiscal year 2021 However, according to data released by the Mayor's Office in February, we have been using 8,764,888 gallonsin the first four months of the year, and are progressing at a pace that exceeds that total.

City officials attribute the recent increase in gas usage to the fact that few city vehicles were on the road during the previous year's pandemic.

According to the Comptroller, the city's overall energy costs rose 10.3% last year, or nearly $ 139 million, from $ 1.34 billion in 2021 to $ 1.48 billion this year. ..

Fuel costs to heat, light and operate urban real estate increased 65% to $ 91.1 million. However, the city relies on natural gas and other energy sources to operate schools, libraries, and most of its assets, and its spending has increased by 5% to $ 1.28 billion. ..

NYPD's fuel costs alone jumped 57.5%.
NY Post Christopher Sadowsky

The mayor's office was on Friday, according to data, city vehicles. Fuel costs increased by 50% from $ 61.4 million in 2021 to $ 92.2 million this year.

But both Adams and Lander agree on why energy costs are rising altogether, cities are moving to more electric vehicle use and relying on cleaner ones. We believe that by remodeling the building like this, we can expect significant savings in the future, cheaper energy.

"Rising gas costs, high inflation, and ongoing supply chain problems all contribute to rising fuel costs for city agencies," said Mayor spokesman Jonah Allen. I am saying. “Despite this difficult environment, we are constantly monitoring costs and looking for efficiency, following the mayor's financially responsible approach.”

Adams, 7 Announced plans to reduce 855 vehicles from the fleet during the next fiscal year beginning on 1st of March.

He also told the post exclusively in January that he wants to reduce the fleet to "minimal bones". .. This includes lowering to the level seen when Michael Bloomberg was mayor nearly 10 years ago. It was less than 26,000.