2015, Fuel Tax and Price

DOE: US gasoline taxes dropped below 20% of total price in 2015

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

Fuel taxes in the United States in 2015 accounted for 19% of the price of a gallon of gasoline, down from just under 30% in 1990, according to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Japan’s gasoline taxes were nearly half of the price in those years. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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JULY 10, 2011

Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. The Government intends to introduce legislation to underpin the carbon pricing mechanism into Parliament in the second half of 2011. Click to enlarge.

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BMW-Sixt car-sharing JV DriveNow launches in London; 30 i3s coming in 2015

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3 cars to the London fleet in spring 2015, expanding it to a total of 300 vehicles during the course of next year. Prices for the hourly packages vary from £35 ($55) for three hours, including 40 free miles, to £120 ($188) for 24 hours, including 125 free miles.

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. In 2015, outside of road transport, 81% of emissions were untaxed, according to the report. Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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JANUARY 30, 2018

The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. Factors driving acceleration or deceleration of ZEV adoption include price, performance, choice, convenience, and public policy.

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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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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.

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Study finds CO2 emissions trading more effective path to automotive CO2 reduction in Europe than tailpipe standards

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The existing emissions trading system in Europe has not worked well, Paltsev says, partly because its price on carbon is quite low, and partly because it does not encompass enough different emissions-producing sectors of the economy. —Sergey Paltsev.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The paper estimates PEVs to have a total incremental cost close to $500 billion between 2015?2025. While this would be paid back by fuel savings, Fulton assues that to sell the cars, the full $500 billion would need to be offered as incentives to prospective buyers. For a PEV subsidy of $500 billion from 2015?2025,

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Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

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APRIL 12, 2012

They estimated the number of new vehicles required and the adoption of new technologies and fuels based on their availability and cost effectiveness under projected scenario variables such as fuel price. R&D as above plus carbon tax applied from 2015, and increased over 10 years to a maximum value of €100/t (US$131) CO 2.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative Releases Roadmap Report on Achieving 50% Fuel Economy Improvement in LDV Fleet by 2050

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MARCH 6, 2009

These take into account an improvement in the fuel efficiency of new cars based on existing fuel economy regulations, mainly in OECD countries, with improvements slowing in most regions after 2015. Worldwide, cars currently account for close to half of the transport sector’s fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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National Research Council Report Explores Improving Fuel Economy of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles; Recommends Immediately Beginning Developing a Regulatory Approach

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APRIL 2, 2010

Comparison of 2015-2020 new vehicle potential fuel-saving technologies for seven vehicle types: tractor trailer (TT), Class 3-6 box (box), Class 3-6 bucket (bucket), Class 8 refuse (refuse), transit bus (bus), motor coach (coach), and Class 2b pickups and vans (2b). Source: TIAX. Click to enlarge. per gallon. per gallon or higher.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

In addition, although many experts say that the solution to our energy and climate problems is sending the correct price signals to industry and consumers, the transport sector’s behavior is highly inelastic in that it does not change significantly in response to changes in fuel prices, at least in the range that is politically acceptable.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015. Going forward, the Administration will promote fuel-switching from coal to gas for electricity production and encourage the development of a global market for gas. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Fuels Heavy-duty Policy'

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Virginia General Assembly moving forward with replacing gasoline and diesel fuel tax with sales tax; $100 annual tax for EVs, HEVs and alt-fuel vehicles

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FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The Virginia General Assembly is moving forward with legislation ( HB2313 ), that, among its other elements, would abolish the state’s gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and replace them with a sales tax. Currently, both gasoline and diesel carry a $0.175/gallon fuel tax. cents-per-gallon tax.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

passenger-vehicle fleet over the period between 2015 and 2050. Even so, working within that budget would require a 30 percent reduction in the projected cumulative emissions from 2015 to 2050 and a 70 percent reduction in annual emissions in 2050, compared with the business-as-usual emissions expected in a world without EVs.

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DOE: US gasoline taxes dropped below 20% of total price in 2015

Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

BMW-Sixt car-sharing JV DriveNow launches in London; 30 i3s coming in 2015

OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

Study finds CO2 emissions trading more effective path to automotive CO2 reduction in Europe than tailpipe standards

GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

Global Fuel Economy Initiative Releases Roadmap Report on Achieving 50% Fuel Economy Improvement in LDV Fleet by 2050

National Research Council Report Explores Improving Fuel Economy of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles; Recommends Immediately Beginning Developing a Regulatory Approach

California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Virginia General Assembly moving forward with replacing gasoline and diesel fuel tax with sales tax; $100 annual tax for EVs, HEVs and alt-fuel vehicles

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