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New Jersey Approves Additional EV Road Use Taxes

The Truth About Cars

As more electric vehicles hit the roads, states are grappling with the change in tax revenues they’re seeing as a result. EV buyers don’t pay gas taxes, slashing millions out of state highway budgets and making it hard to afford planned improvements.

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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

Baua Electric

Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 GW of new projects to its pipeline. New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered. gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7

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Tesla is suing my state so Louisianans can buy EVs

Teslarati

I flew to New Jersey and San Diego to pick up both of my Tesla. A friend of mine from Louisiana who is also active in the Tesla Twitter community, Price Sicard, had to fly to New Jersey to pick up his Tesla. “I paid sales tax on the Tesla in California and Louisiana. But I did pay more in taxes.”

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. You can also reach me on Twitter @Christi86567288 , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com. The post Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles appeared first on TESLARATI.

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NJ electric-car advocacy group launches as gas tax soars

Green Car Reports

New Jersey was always the place for residents of neighboring states—Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania—to buy cheap gasoline. That era ended two days ago, when a political deal struck between its legislature and the governor raised the state gas tax by a whopping 23 cents a gallon.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

Businesses that buy zero-emission vehicles are also now eligible for a tax benefit estimated to be worth around $13,000 in the year they purchase the vehicles. In the 2019 budget, the Government of Canada announced rebates of up to $5,000 for consumers on the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.

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Tesla introduces financing product for Model S customers; lease-sale hybrid

Green Car Congress

Essentially, said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a conference call describing the product, the new approach allows one to buy a new Model S for no money down net of the tax credit and as low as about $500 net out of pocket cost per month, depending upon the model, specific state incentives, and personal parameters (e.g.,

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