The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is joining the International Zero-Emission Vehicle Alliance, a group focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by expanding the market for zero emission vehicles.
Participating in the Alliance complements a range of initiatives by Governor Phil Murphy for New Jersey to achieve 100 percent clean energy and transportation by 2050.
Working with the Alliance will bolster the DEP’s ongoing efforts to expand the electric vehicle charging infrastructure grant program It Pay$ To Plug In, upcoming electric vehicle test drives and a regional Drive Change, Drive Electric consumer awareness campaign coordinated by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, a nonprofit association of state air quality agencies in the Northeast.
“New Jersey’s announcement will further the strategies outlined in the 2018-2021 Multi State Zero Emission Vehicle Action Plan and amplify the work being done in the region to build out electric vehicle infrastructure and enhance consumer awareness,” said Elaine O’Grady, policy and program director for the Northeast States group.
The Alliance will focus on three topic areas in the coming year: implementing smart charging infrastructure, developing funding for the transition to zero-emission vehicles and expanding access to those vehicles.
The Alliance’s 17 member governments are Germany, Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and Baden-Wurttemberg; the Canadian provinces British Columbia and Quebec; and California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington state.
Published in the May 2019 Edition
