NJ TRANSIT RECEIVES GRANT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
NJ Board of Public Utilities Awards NJ TRANSIT $1.4 Million to Utilize Towards the Electrification of Non-Revenue Fleet Vehicles
October 12, 2023
NEWARK, NJ – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has awarded a grant of $1.4 million to NJ TRANSIT that will be used to expand the agency’s non-revenue fleet of electric vehicles, and provide funding for the necessary charging infrastructure. NJ TRANSIT successfully secured 25% of the $5.7 million available in the NJBPU’s Clean Fleet EV Incentive Program, which is part of an overall $12.7 million in awarded grant funding for Fiscal Year 2023 from three of the NJBPU’s electric vehicle (EV) and charging infrastructure incentive programs.
The Clean Fleet EV Incentive Program is a program supporting local and state governments as they transition their fleets to EVs. Eligible entities include local schools, municipal commissions, state agencies or boards, state commissions, state universities, community colleges, county authorities, municipalities, municipal utility authorities, and state agencies.
Further details on the NJBPU programs, including the Clean Fleet EV Incentive Program, can be found HERE.
“NJ TRANSIT is pleased to receive this important funding from the NJBPU,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. “The financial support will allow us to expand our fleet of non-revenue electric vehicles, improve efficiency with our charging stations, and continue to ease our carbon footprint through reduced emissions in the communities we serve.”
“We are grateful to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for this $1.4 million grant, which is fully aligned with NJ TRANSIT’s steadfast commitment to sustainability,” said NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett. “These funds will support our efforts to continue advancing the electrification of our non-revenue fleet, as well as New Jersey’s broader sustainability goals."
“As we strive to combat the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, it is essential that we support agencies that are reducing their carbon footprint,” said NJBPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy. “I commend NJ TRANSIT for their commitment to a cleaner NJ by electrifying their non-revenue fleet and investing in charging infrastructure, reducing emissions particularly in the communities they serve.”
NJ TRANSIT will use the funding to advance the electrification of its corporate fleet vehicles including acquiring additional Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Level 2 (L2) Fleet Chargers – which can charge a BEV to 80 percent from empty in 4-10 hours – and Direct Current Fast Charging Equipment Units (DCFCs), which offer rapid charging. DCFCs can charge a BEV to 80 percent in just 20 minutes to one hour. NJ TRANSIT is currently installing the agency’s first DCFC charger at its Newton Ave. facility in Camden.
About NJ TRANSIT
NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 253 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.