New gas-powered cars may face ban in New Jersey by 2035 – Roadshow [CNET]

The office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy did not immediately return Roadshow’s request for comment on the report’s recommendation.

Any ban of new cars with an internal combustion engine is a very tall order. EVs still do not sit at a price parity with gasoline-powered cars, which oftentimes makes them less affordable for buyers. Tax credits and incentives help, but there’s hardly an appetite to extend the generosity from coast to coast in the US. Legislation to extend federal tax credits for electric cars has repeatedly failed at the national level. All of this sits in the shadows as the report said New Jersey needs to dramatically increase its EV adoption rate from about 8,000 electric annually today to a whopping 110,000 EVs annually in the future. That’s going to require some assistance, which the department recognized as well.

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