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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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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. However, the report also identifies some areas that could either decelerate or accelerate the growth of ZEV sales.

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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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Plug-in electric vehicles are promising and sales have started, but it will take time to reach very large volumes, and will likely require strong incentives over the coming decade to reach a fully competitive point. The paper estimates PEVs to have a total incremental cost close to $500 billion between 2015?2025. per liter ($0.26/gallon

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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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In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. California has a much more ambitious long-term policy commitment to EVs.

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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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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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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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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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more than 86 percent of vehicle sales in that country in 2021. passenger-vehicle fleet over the period between 2015 and 2050. Our model simulates for each year from 2015 to 2050 how many new vehicles are manufactured and sold, how many are scrapped, and the associated greenhouse-gas emissions. fleet of light vehicles.