EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

We are researching alternative financing methods today that could be used 10 or 20 years from now when the number of fuel efficient and hybrid cars increase and no longer produce enough revenue from a gas tax to build and repair roads. —Cory Johnson, project manager. —Ben Pierce, Battelle’s Project Manager.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. Revenues from the tax go into the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is independent of the General Fund; every five years or so Congress passes an authorization bill to allocate these revenues. States use similar mechanisms. —Huang et al.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 8, 2010

According to a recent article, a study reveals that a fuel tax of 10p a mile. With the increase in coverage that electric cars are enjoying in both the motoring and the mainstream press, you might be forgiven for thinking that the future is bright for EV lovers worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. The Moving Cooler baseline extrapolated these projections further to 2050, resulting in a potential doubling or greater of fleet fuel efficiency. Strong economy-wide pricing measures (such as a $5.00 carbon pricing) are considered.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently, the report notes. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The report urges Congress to consider this approach.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

However, EV drivers do not pay these taxes, and the growth of EVs is expected to lead to a decrease in tax revenue. For this reason, states have considered solutions such as EV registration fees, per-mile road usage fees, and kWh charging taxes. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect.

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