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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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years) and automakers continue culling the smallest and most affordable models from the lineup. While it also dabbles in mileage taxes, the paper is chiefly concerned with how variances in vehicle weight and shape impact overall safety. The average age of cars on U.S. roads is now at record highs (12.5

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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However, there has been public pushback over how to pay for the plan and its push to decrease personal driving by imposing a mileage tax. The San Diego backlash over a mileage tax may be just the beginning. When it does, do not expect the public to acquiesce quietly.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. We are addicted to the gasoline tax both at the State and Federal level. There is no room for them to hide the taxes or blame it on successful "rich" people.

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