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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

Green Car Congress

Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system. —Cory Johnson, project manager.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

We’re not sure how much maintenance cost you are going to incur and quite frankly you many need to replace the battery pack after 3-4 years and it may cost between $3,000-$5,000. Edwards believes that “ Gas prices alone are not what will increase hybrid sales. We can’t tell you what the resale value is going to be.

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