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New Jersey Approves Additional EV Road Use Taxes

The Truth About Cars

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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‘Pro-EV’ New Jersey just OK’ed the US’s highest dumb EV fee

Electrek

New Jersey just signed a law approving a punitive new EV registration fee – and at $250, it’s the highest in the country.

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New Jersey offers $50,000 bi-directional electric school bus incentive

Electrek

New Jersey recently announced a $45 million, three-year pilot program to put electric school buses to work in 18 school districts – and it’s offering up to $50,000 more for buses with the ability to power the schools.

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New Jersey to ban ICE cars and trucks from 2035

Electrek

New Jersey joins a growing list of nine states, including California, Vermont, New York, Washington, and Oregon, to ban gasoline-burning cars – eventually, at least. more… The post New Jersey to ban ICE cars and trucks from 2035 appeared first on Electrek.

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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

Electrek

Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 GW of new projects to its pipeline. gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Teslarati

Earlier this week, New Jersey officials announced plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The ban is New Jersey’s effort to improve the air quality in the state. The gas car ban is New Jersey’s first step toward zero-emissions vehicles. The rule will only apply to new car sales.

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Watch out: New Jersey bill to require all e-bike riders to register, get insurance

Electrek

The latest news sure to disappoint electric bike riders and proponents of reduced car usage comes from the Garden State, where a pending New Jersey bill seeks to require e-bike riders to register their bikes and carry liability insurance.