New Jersey is tackling carbon and other air pollution at its ports with new rules aimed at promoting the adoption of electric equipment for moving cargo.

New Jersey has become the third state to adopt rules based on California’s ACT regulations requiring truck manufacturers to meet increasing EV sales targets.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy set a goal of cutting carbon emissions to half of 2006 levels by 2030 and allocated over $33 million for purchasing MHD EVs.

Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will collaborate to speed electric vehicle adoption in the upper Midwest, focusing initially on trucks.

Stakeholders criticized New Jersey’s proposal for incentivizing MHD electric truck charging stations for favoring those that are publicly accessible.

Electrification of U.S. trucking is going to happen whether or not Congress finds a way to help fund and expedite the transition.

The importance of training electric truck drivers accustomed to diesel systems was a focus of the last webinar hosted by NACFE and RMI.

The Port of New York and New Jersey will need to overcome multiple obstacles to grow its electric truck fleet significantly beyond the handful it has now.

While the U.S. debates funding battery electric buses and trucks, they are already running commercially in cities around the globe, particularly in China.

President Biden set a target of 50% of cars sold in 2030 be electric or hybrid electric and announced EPA would seek to increase fuel efficiency standards.