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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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The paper estimates PEVs to have a total incremental cost close to $500 billion between 2015?2025. For a PEV subsidy of $500 billion from 2015?2025, 2025, this would require an average tax (or fee) of $500 per vehicle for all vehicles sold (projecting sales of 1 billion vehicles)—slightly higher if PEVs are not charged a fee.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative Releases Roadmap Report on Achieving 50% Fuel Economy Improvement in LDV Fleet by 2050

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These take into account an improvement in the fuel efficiency of new cars based on existing fuel economy regulations, mainly in OECD countries, with improvements slowing in most regions after 2015. Vehicle taxes and incentives. Component standards, taxes and incentives. Fuel taxes. Labelling.