Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The Dutch Cabinet on Friday approved a new road tax bill that would eliminate the current motor vehicle tax and purchase tax and replace them with a charge per kilometer driven, starting in 2012 and increasing through 2018. The average rate for a car is expected to be: Dutch Mileage Tax.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

A bi-partisan Congressionally-created commission has recommended a shift from motor fuel taxes to direct fees charged to transportation infrastructure users—i.e., a federal mileage fee—as a way to reform financing of the US transportation infrastructure. Click to enlarge. of GDP today.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. It is one thing to answer a poll indicating a willingness to change, and quite another to “ walk the talk ” especially if there are personal, social or economic inconveniences or costs involved.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

No one wants to have a fire, and no one wants a vehicle that isn't crashworthy," Detroit teardown and cost guru Sandy Munro told Automotive News. The cost is becoming unaffordable for the middle classes." Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

This again, could be similar to a property tax and existing registration fee approach with the fee based on the cost and weight of the vehicle, or other factors. And again, unless the fee was paid to state taxing authorities on a monthly basis, it increases the annual fee burden on drivers versus the pay-as-you-go model.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace.

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