New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed legislation that makes a law for the state’s electric-vehicle goals.
Under the law, the Department of Environmental Protection and Board of Public Utilities will establish guidelines for the electrification of medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
The goal is to have 330,000 registered light-duty electric vehicles in the state by 2025. All state-owned light-duty vehicles will be electric by 2035, while NJ TRANSIT will purchase zero emission buses by 2032.
The Department of Environmental Protection by Dec. 31 and every year until 2025 will submit a report to the governor and the legislature assessing the plug-in electric vehicle market. The report will include barriers to the achievement of the goals, the state’s progress toward achieving the goals, and recommendations for legislative or regulatory action to address barriers.
“Increasing the use of electric vehicles is a critical step to secure New Jersey’s clean energy future,” Murphy said. “By establishing aggressive goals and strong incentives for electric vehicles, we are repositioning our economy and state for a clean future. Today, I am proudly signing bipartisan legislation that will transform New Jersey’s transportation sector and modernize our infrastructure to support our goal of reaching 100 percent clean energy by 2050.”