New Jersey Turnpike Authority commissioners approved an agreement Tuesday that will bring new electric vehicle charging stations to eight Turnpike service areas, increasing the total of EV chargers on the Turnpike from 20 to 76.

The authority says the licensing agreement allows Tesla to install eight V3 Superchargers, the newest version of the companys proprietary charging technology, at each of six service areas and to double the number of Superchargers already in place at two other service areas. Tesla also will build the utility infrastructure necessary for third-party providers to install at least two dozen additional non-Tesla charging stations on the Turnpike.

Tesla has 223 Superchargers in New Jersey.

Gov. Phil Murphy unveils New Jerseys Energy Master Plan and signs an executive order directing a new suite of climate regulations at Stockton University on Jan. 27, 2020. EDWIN J. TORRES/GOVERNORS OFFICE

Our ambitious goal to register 330,000 zero emission vehicles by 2025 is only possible with a collaborative effort across state agencies and our private sector partners to further develop New Jerseys electric vehicle ecosystem, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. Todays announcement builds on the momentum of legislation I signed into law last month establishing a 10-year, $300 million rebate program to incentivize electric vehicle ownership throughout the Garden State. With this important addition to New Jerseys renewable energy infrastructure, we are one step closer to achieving 100 percent clean energy by 2050.

In January, Murphy signed the most aggressive EV law in the nation, making available $300 million in zero-emission vehicle rebate funding over the next 10 years. Tuesdaysannouncement builds off these actions and investments across the state.

This is an agreement with Tesla, but Tesla owners are not the only drivers who will enjoy greater access to charging facilities on the Turnpike as a result of it, New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, who serves as chair of the Turnpike board, said in a statement.

Gutierrez-Scaccetti

Tesla will install infrastructure that will offer opportunities for other providers to install non-Tesla chargers, so all electric vehicle owners who use the Turnpike will benefit, she added.

Under the amended licensing agreement, Tesla will double the number of charging stalls at Molly Pitcher and Joyce Kilmer, bringing the total at those service areas to eight apiece.The company will also install eight charging stalls each at the Clara Barton (southbound between interchanges 2 and 1), John Fenwick (northbound between interchanges 1 and 2), Walt Whitman (southbound between interchanges 4 and 3), James Fenimore Cooper (northbound between interchanges 4 and 5), Richard Stockton (southbound between interchanges 7A and 7), and Woodrow Wilson (northbound between interchanges 7 and 7A) service areas.

Tesla plans to begin installation of the new Superchargers as soon as it has the necessary permits and approvals. Once all the Tesla charging stations called for in the licensing agreement have been installed, there will be electric vehicle charging facilities at nine of the 12 New Jersey Turnpike service areas.

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Turnpike Authority teams with Tesla to more than triple EV chargers - NJBIZ