In 2021, Reuters reported that 12 state governors wrote to President Biden requesting he “end the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.” Those states were California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. In addition to Maine, Vermont and Virginia, those four states have enacted their own legislation to pursue that path. New Jersey, the fifth state in that 2021 cohort, could be next. Gov. Phil Murphy issued three executive orders, among them the adoption of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCI) mandate meant to mandate 100% zero-emissions car and light-duty truck sales by 2035.
The rules regarding vehicles come with additional mandates for state and other energy applications. Governor wants 100% of state energy to come from clean sources by 2035, wants 400,000 homes and 20,000 commercial properties to install zero-carbon HVAC systems by then, and wants 10% of low- to moderate-income properties to be electrified It’s 2030. The New Jersey Sierra Club said the 12-year timetable for the first two ordinances is 15 years away from the state’s previous timeline for going zero carbon.
There are a lot of rules and refinements for New Jersey to reach the goal. At this time, the base ACCII regulations do not outline what range and performance requirements the customer’s EV should provide in 2035. go” is an open-ended, “new battery electric vehicles with ranges typically in excess of 200 miles will meet most people’s day-to-day driving needs. If you need to go further, public DC fast chargers are becoming widely available throughout California and the United States.”
When Oregon adopted the rules, however, it included specifications that pure-electric vehicles must have at least 150 miles of real-world range per charge, fast-charge capability, standard with a charging cable at least 20 feet long. Level 2 can handle the rates, and will need to meet “minimum warranty and durability requirements”. The flagship battery warranty Oregon matches many already advertised, such as eight years of coverage or 100,000 miles, and 80% of the remaining capacity at the end of that time. An EPA-rated all-electric range of at least 50 miles for the plug-in hybrid, as well as “an extended warranty on emissions-related components for 15 years or 150,000 miles,” and to include the same charging capabilities, inlets, and charging will be needed. cords as ZEVs.” And manufacturers must provide non-dealer shops with repair information and all necessary maintenance equipment. The cherry on that cake takes care of affordability for all income, noting that dealers offering low-income assistance programs must receive a supply of used EVs, and that manufacturers must receive EVs from community car share programs. Provides incentives to help.
Our guess is that New Jersey will move closer to a similar clarification as the deadline approaches, assuming the state stays the course. Part of the new measures include “allocating $70 million to reduce consumer upfront costs for medium- and heavy-duty EV adoption,” likely in the form of state incentives.