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New Jersey Approves Additional EV Road Use Taxes

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New Jersey is taking action on the issue with a controversial measure to charge EV owners an annual road tax, which will increase over the next four years to $290 in 2028. EV buyers in the state will also have to pay four years of registration fees upfront, making it significantly more expensive to purchase a new electric model.

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New Jersey Program Will Electrify School Buses Across the State

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Public transportation, route deliveries, and school buses are great examples of vehicle types that would benefit from electrification, and New Jersey is putting money behind that thought to send electric school buses to 18 school districts. Love them or hate them, there are quite a few use cases in which an EV is the ideal vehicle.

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Oregon Ends Ban on Self-Serve Gasoline

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Oregon and New Jersey are the only two states that require motorists to have an attendant pump gas for them. Well, they were the only two -- now New Jersey is the only one. The bill also prevents stations from charging more for full service.

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New Jerseyites can still buy Tesla Model S, despite new ban on Tesla car sales

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On Tuesday, New Jersey put up a road block preventing Tesla Motors from selling cars in that state. On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a blog post saying Tesla customers in New Jersey will still be able to.'

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Tesla Insurance expands to Nevada, now covers nine U.S. states

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This pricing reflects the benefits of Tesla’s active safety and advanced driver assistance features that come standard on all new Tesla vehicles,” the automaker said in a blog post.

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Lucid Air Dream Edition shows impressive initial build quality thanks to human craftsmanship

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While Van Deerling attended the West Coast-located ceremony, which included breakfast, numerous speeches from Lucid executives, and a trunk full of Lucid-inspired goodies, she is a resident of New Jersey, and putting 3,000 miles on the car in the first few days was not what she planned for.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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New Jersey Gov. The state likewise launched a lawsuit against the city this summer, following claims that it disproportionately affected New Jersey residents. However, there is sizable opposition confronting their plans. Local businesses seem to have more mixed opinions.