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

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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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New Jersey advancing plug-ins: 330K units by end of 2025, 2M by 2035, 85% of new vehicles by 2040

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Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature (Senate and Assembly) have passed a bill ( S2252 /A4819) that establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ. By the end of 2040, at least 85% of all new light duty vehicles sold or leased in the State are to be plug-in electric vehicles.

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Daimler Truck unveils electric Class 6/7 Freightliner eM2; extending portfolio of EVs for N America

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Built on the best-selling Freightliner M2 106 Plus platform, the Class 6/7 eM2 expands electric transportation to the medium-duty segment. The Class 6 powertrain provides up to 190 continuous hp, a 194 kWh battery and a typical range of 180 miles (290 km) on one charge. Together with the eCascadia, the eM2 has clocked up more than 1.5

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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—Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the Annual Highway Report and assistant director of transportation at Reason Foundation. North Dakota’s rural and urban Interstate pavement conditions both rank in the top 10 and the state has kept its per-mile costs down. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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More than 100 Blue Bird electric school buses have been ordered so far; Cummins electric drive

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Additional buses on order will transport students in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Québec later this year or in 2020. Cummins and Blue Bird are committed to supporting customers and ensuring that we are safely transporting our children and improving air quality for communities.

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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

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A new report from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis has found that total US vehicle miles traveled (VMT) at the county and state level have declined by 61% to 90% following the various government stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UC Davis Road Ecology Center). billion per week.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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Additionally, in coordination with the US Department of Transportation through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE announced its intent to release funding to address barriers to a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more reliable Made in America EV charging network. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $7.4