Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Average annual capital needs and gap estimates, all levels of government, 2008-35 (in 2008 dollars). A bi-partisan Congressionally-created commission has recommended a shift from motor fuel taxes to direct fees charged to transportation infrastructure users—i.e., Click to enlarge. of GDP today. Summary of revenue options.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2013
A case study of the impact of a driving restriction policy implemented in Beijing prior to the 2008 Olympics found short-term benefits, but also a pattern of rule-breaking and loss of those benefits over time, as residents adapted by changing travel times; buying a second car with a different license plate; or simply violating the rules.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2010
A new study from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs finds that reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation will be a much bigger challenge than many assume, and will require substantially higher fuel prices combined with more stringent regulations.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2009
A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2009
Other elements of the PBR to support lower-carbon transportation include: The PBR 2009 confirms that—as announced at Budget 2009—fuel duty will increase by one penny per liter (US$0.06 As also announced in the 2008 Budget, the 20 pence per liter (US$1.21 per gallon US) in real terms on 1 April each year from 2010 to 2013.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2009
In order to price a vehicle you need to contact a sales agent. When asked about battery product pricing, Donaghy replied “ Everyone wants to know price, we would agree that we need to get the cost of the energy down. Valence signed a supply agreement in December 2008 and started shipping battery packs shortly afterwards.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2009
Miller of Synovate believes that in the US “ 20% of the people are willing to pay up to 10% of the vehicle’s purchase price more (i.e. Both Edwards and Miller believe that for the foreseeable future hybrid powertrains will not dramatically increase their market share until fuel prices remain high for an extended period of time.
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