New Jersey wanted to hear what residents, business owners and others felt about the state’s new electric vehicle requirements, and boy did it.phase out gas-powered cars by requiring 100% of new cars sold in the state to be electric starting in 2035.Car manufacturers will still be able to provide some new hybrid vehicles for sale in the Garden State and used gas-powered cars will still be allowed on the market here.
They will need them. The state expects zero-emission vehicles to make up nearly 90% of registered light-duty vehicles by 2050, accordingwill bring a total of 240 electric passenger vehicle charging ports to the two toll roads operated by the authority, drivers have particularly yearned for fast chargers and wider access to Tesla ports.throughout various counties, poorer air quality conditions were found in a handful of others and some parts still ranked among the worst in the country.
And while industry experts have shared that more EVs on the road will further make the cars more affordable, not all concerns have been quelled.electric vehicle fires can be harder to put out than those involving internal combustion engines due to lithium-ion batteries. Such EV firesCreated on Canva , car manufacturers would only be able to meet 20% of their annual zero emission vehicle requirement with credits from hybrid cars that meet certain benchmarks.
If adopted by the end of this year, the rule would require manufacturers to start to sell zero-emissions light-duty vehicles for cars, light trucks and SUVs beginning with 2027 models — thus starting in 2026.