New Jersey
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When companies want to sell more of something, they market it. Now, at long last, electric cars are about to get the same treatment.
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New York, New Jersey get serious about electric cars
While parts of the federal government focus on sustaining fossil-fuel energy, numerous states are enacting new policies and programs to boost electric cars. California tends to steal most headlines about electric vehicles and climate-change policy, but two other U.S. states have started to take...
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NJ dedicates all gas tax revenue to transportation infrastructure
New Jersey will now dedicate all of its gas-tax revenue to its transportation-infrastructure fund.
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NJ electric-car advocacy group launches as gas tax soars
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...
John Voelcker -
Curbside electric-car charging in Jersey City highlights importance for city drivers
Jersey City now offers curbside electric-car charging.
Stephen Edelstein -
Uber logs another mass-transit win, this time in New Jersey
A New Jersey town will subsidize Uber rides to free up parking spaces.
Stephen Edelstein -
The 2016 Kia Soul EV will be offered in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland.
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Tesla Wins One In Jersey: Gov Christie Signs Bill To OK Four Stores
Tesla can now operate up to four of its retail stores in New Jersey.
Stephen Edelstein -
NJ Hearing Today Could Ban Tesla Stores In State; Electric-Car Maker Cries Foul
New Jersey may become the latest state to ban Tesla's company-owned stores.
Stephen Edelstein -
How One Electric Utility Encouraged Employees To Use Plug-In Cars
While workplace charging is still a work in progress at most companies, a few progressive corporations and nonprofits now offer incentives to employees to commute in plug-in electric cars. One example is PSEG, the publicly-owned New Jersey electric and gas utility, which has seen employee usage of...
John Voelcker -
NJ Per-Mile Tax Already Scrapped, Electric Car Fee Proposed Instead
A New Jersey senator's plan to drop gas tax and charge all vehicles a per-mile fee has already been scrapped, according to reports. Instead, Asbury Park Press reports the state is now looking towards a flat fee of $50 for electric vehicles. The state is one of several exploring ways to account for...
Antony Ingram -
How Much Does NJ Per-Mile Tax Bill Affect Plug-In Cars?
It was always going to happen: Several states around the U.S. have realized they can charge electric car owners a tax to make up for the fact they don't pay any gas tax. Unfortunately, several states have also lumbered electric cars with an unfairly high tax--but is New Jersey's proposed per-mile...
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New York City and Long Island today instituted temporary fuel rationing, with drivers only allowed to buy gasoline on alternate days. Starting at 6 am tomorrow, vehicles with odd numbers on their license plates can buy fuel on odd-numbered days; even numbers can buy on even-numbered days. The two counties on Long Island, Suffolk and Nassau, will start the same program tomorrow at 5 pm. The move follows similar rules in New Jersey, where drivers are still waiting in long lines to fuel their cars in many parts of the state. The rationing was announced today by New York City mayor Michael...
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EPA Lifts Gasoline Restrictions In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
In 1990, the Clean Air Act amendments set out special rules regarding the manufacture and sale of gasoline in the U.S. This week, some of those rules have been suspended in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The amendments require that reformulated gasoline, or RFG, be used in cities with high levels of...
Richard Read