Electric Charging Station on the New Jersey Turnpike

As of December 2021, there were about 64,000 electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrid vehicles) in New Jersey.[1] As of 2022, 5% of all new vehicles sold in the state were electric.[2]

As of March 2022, there were 625 charging stations in New Jersey[3] and the state had the lowest ratio of public charging stations to electric vehicles in the United States.[4][5]

Government policy

As of March 2022, the state government awards up to $5,000 in tax rebates for each electric vehicle purchase[6] and offers other incentives such as exempting zero emission vehicles from state sales tax, and giving them HOV lane access and discounts on the turnpike and parkway tolls.[7]

As of March 2022, New Jersey Transit plans to deploy its first electric buses in 2022, and transition 100% of its bus fleet to electric by 2040.[8]

Public opinion

A poll conducted in 2021 by Coltura showed that 58% of voters in New Jersey support requiring all new vehicles sold in the state to be electric by 2030.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Electric Vehicle Basics". nj.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Arco, Matt (August 6, 2022). "N.J. is offering up to $4K to help you buy an electric car. Here's what you need to know". NJ.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Parry, Wayne (March 21, 2022). "NJ towns install electric car charging stations". WNYW. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Walters, Dan (May 15, 2022). "Newsom's electric car nirvana collides with reality". Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vermont is the ninth most accessible state in America to charge an electric car". Vermont Business Magazine. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ Sturgis, Scott (March 16, 2022). "Gas prices are driving up demand for electric vehicles, but they're hard to get". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Home - Drive Green - Air Quality, Energy and Sustainability (AQES)". www.nj.gov. Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wanek-Libman, Mischa (March 23, 2022). "NJ Transit completes installation of bus charging infrastructure for pilot program". Mass Transit. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "New Jersey Voters Support Full Transition to Electric Vehicles by 2030". Coltura. November 16, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via PR Newswire.
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