⚡📈 Over 7,500 New EV TLC Plate Applications Have Been Submitted (& # Is Growing)
According to THE CITY reporting, TLC confirms over 7,500 new EV applications have been submitted as of 12pm, Friday. Given Monday, 9am deadline, 10,000+ EV TLC Plate apps will likely be submitted
According to an article by THE CITY, TLC spokesperson Jason Kersten confirmed nearly 6,000 new EV FHV License (TLC Plate) applications were submitted, since the New York Taxi Workers Alliance’s (NYTWA) Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was granted.
Of note, the spokesperson said the TLC was processing 100 to 150 EV TLC Plate applications per day before the TRO 👀! This would imply a monthly “run rate” of between 3,000 to 4,500 *new* EV TLC Plate applications!!! In other words, 10,000+ EV TLC Plate applications would have likely been submitted within 3 to 6 months, even without the TRO being granted (also assuming 100 to 150 per day declines to 50 per day, after a few months).
“Prior to the lawsuit, the TLC had been processing about 100 to 150 applications a day — adding up to a total of 1,746 before the restraining order on Wednesday, according to commission spokesperson Jason Kersten. But that number has since ballooned, with the TLC receiving …
