Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2011
Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. The GPS display may be mounted on the dashboard of any vehicle. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.
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.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2009
A 100% first year tax allowance will also be provided for the purchase of electric vans subject to State Aid clearance. million) to support low carbon vehicle development, including an expansion of the Technology Strategy Board’s ultra-low carbon vehicles competition. The PBR also has news of an additional £30 million (US$48.5
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2010
The study— Analysis of Policies to Reduce Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the US Transportation Sector —finds that reducing CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector 14% below 2005 levels by 2020 may require fuel prices above $8/gallon by 2020. million barrels per day, relative to 2008 levels.
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
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2009
Smith Electric Vehicles. One of Valence’s most prominent commercial vehicle customers is Smith Electric Vehicles. Valence is sourced with two of Smith’s vehicles: the Edison and the Newton. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight.
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