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Bergen County Sets Goal to Have EV Charging Stations in Every County Park and at Every Public County Facility

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photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco participated in the Bergen Volunteer Center’s Friday Forum “SUPERCHARGED” on the topic of electric vehicles. Transitioning away from combustion engines to alternative fuel vehicles (AFV’s) is an important step towards reducing emissions, yet, up until 2021, it was nearly impossible for counties and local municipalities to procure AFV’s including of hybrid, electric, hydrogen, and fuel cell vehicles through capital funds. Being a priority for my administration, our team at the County had been working with the Bergen legislative delegation since 2018 to change NJ fiscal bond law to allow these purchases just like any other SUV or truck and thankfully the change was signed into law last November.

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Lodi could be home to N.J.’s first hydrogen fuel station

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Kristie Cattafi , Staff Writer, @KristieCattafi1:24 p.m. ET Dec. 30, 2016

LODI ― The borough could become home to the first hydrogen fueling station in New Jersey and one of the few retail stations open to the public across the country.

Air Liquide US has filed an application with the borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment to install a hydrogen gas fueling dispenser, a hydrogen fueling storage facility and other improvements to an existing Shell gas station at 110 Essex St.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/lodi/2016/12/30/lodi-could-home-njs-first-hydrogen-fuel-station/95696198/