'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules
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'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

NPR  

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images As a handful of states start adopting California's sales mandates for zero-emission trucks, dealers in New Jersey are pushing back. New Jersey State Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese said a lobbyist for truck dealers inspired him to introduce a bill currently before the legislature that would delay the clean truck rules by two years. While the percentage of electric trucks sold in the state has risen sharply, total truck sales have fallen since these rules went into effect, starting with trucks manufactured for model year 2024. In New Jersey, EV advocate Pam Frank says opposition to the rules has mixed misinformation — like claims that the regulations ban diesel trucks — with genuine challenges, like companies' charging needs and higher truck prices.

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New Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035
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New Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

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