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Senator Dean Heller today proposed legislation that would lift the current cap on electric vehicles (EVs) eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. Under current law, once a manufacturer hits 200,000 EV sales, the tax credit phases out starting in the following quarter. This new bill would eliminate...

Bill S2252, which will establish a Statewide public plug-in electric vehicle charging system was voted out of the Senate Environment & Energy Committee this morning. The bill would require a working group to develop a plan for installing at least 600 fast-charging and Level 2 stations at 300...

The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology and Assembly Commerce and Economic Committees held a joint hearing on October 11, 2018 to hear testimony regarding the benefits of hydrogen fuel cells to power microgrids, the State’s ports and, of course, consumer vehicles. The Committee heard testimony about how greater...

Through the first half of 2018, the nearly 17,000 franchised new-car dealerships across the country directly employed more than 1.1 million people, up 0.8 percent compared to same period a year ago, according toData 2018, the mid-year report recently released by NADA. In addition to the direct employment...

The New Jersey Sales and Use Tax Act provides a Sales and Use tax exemption for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), which are vehicles certified pursuant to the California Air Resources Board zero emission standards for a particular model year. The exemption is NOT applicable to partial zero emission...

Early this week, Governor Phil Murphy introduced a new economic master plan for New Jersey with several elements that focus on job creation and expanding the State’s transportation infrastructure. Included in the plan is the proposed creation of a capped tax incentive program called “New Jersey Forward Tax...