2009 Fuel Tax Information Tax 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2022
President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2011
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2010
Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. While CO 2 prices are equivalent to fuel taxes, CO 2 prices at their projected levels are far too small to create a significant incentive to drive less.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2009
It also discusses fuel taxes and prices, which affect both travel and vehicle choices. Relatively low elasticity of demand for fuel suggests that the impact of fuel tax increases may be limited in the short run. But there is a bigger picture. Rebound effects need to be addressed.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
However, the survey also found that the public may not yet be prepared for the tradeoffs and challenges needed to make these proposals a reality, with majorities rejecting measures such as a floor on gasoline prices, congestion charges, or higher fuel taxes. Better information, by itself, isn’t enough.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2009
” Miller believes there are five trends defining the consumer experience, three of which apply directly to green technology: People today are over-stimulated with more information than we can possibly absorb. fuel tax); and there needs to be assurances regarding OEM viability—all of which may involve government action.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2016
We should continue to adopt policies to reduce transportation energy demand and emissions, while using our evolving information base to assess and reassess which options have the greatest leverage. The research for the report was done by a team of graduate students from 2009 to 2014, and includes some 20 projects.
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