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New Jersey marks up EV ownership with additional $1,000 fee

Baua Electric

New Jersey is introducing an additional registration fee for EVs. Governor Phil Murphy signed a law last week renewing New Jersey’s transportation trust fund that adds an annual fee set at $250 this year, and rising $10 over the remaining four years covered by the legislation, bringing it to $290.

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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While tires remain one of the most recycled products in the US, end-of-life markets are not keeping pace with the annual generation of scrap tires, according to a new report released by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). This is down from 96% in 2013, when scrap tire recycling peaked.

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New Jersey is Ready for 100% Clean Electricity & Buildings

CleanTechnica EVs

New Jersey’s 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP) laid out the blueprint for how the state can achieve a 100% emissions-free economy by 2050. It envisions a future where a home powered by 100% clean electricity keeps its occupants cool in the summer and warm in the winter by using a cold-climate heat pump. One where the […].

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Xtreme Diesel Performance to pay $1.125M penalty for selling defeat devices

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XDP suspended sales of the defeat devices in September 2019 in an effort to resolve this matter. The consent decree for this settlement was lodged in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey and is subject to final court approval.

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2019 Jaguar I-Pace: brief first drive of all-electric luxury crossover

Green Car Reports

A parking lot in suburban New Jersey isn’t the first place I’d look for a revolution. After less than four minutes behind the wheel of the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, the electric Jaguar feels like the beginning of something. DON'T MISS: 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric crossover debuts in.

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2020 Thanksgiving week gasoline consumption in US lowest since 1997

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Year-on-year comparisons are even more significant at the regional level, with some regions seeing declines of 20% or more from Thanksgiving Week 2019. New Jersey is the hardest hit state, with gasoline volumes plunging by nearly 30% from 2019. Data within the OPIS report shows considerable variation across the country.

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Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

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—co-author Amishav Bresler, a resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Hsueh, Boris Paskhover (2019) “Craniofacial injuries related to motorized scooter use: A rising epidemic,” American Journal of Otolaryngology doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.05.023. —Amishav Bresler. Carron, Wayne D. 2019.05.023.