Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The California state legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a bill ( AB-2663 ) that lowers the Use Fuel Tax rate of dimethyl ether (DME) from $0.18 per gallon of DME-propane fuel blend used on or after 1 July 2021 (the same tax rate as propane, $0.06 per gallon of DME used and $0.06 per gallon).

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Tax Alternative Fuels California Fuel 376

EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax.

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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

In a study published in the journal Energy Economics , MIT researchers have found that a fuel economy standard is at least six to fourteen times less cost effective than a fuel tax when targeting an identical reduction in cumulative gasoline use (20% by 2050). —Karplus et al.

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Fuel Economy MIT Fuel Tax Economy 288

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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Carbon Market Alternative Fuels Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. Revenues from the tax go into the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is independent of the General Fund; every five years or so Congress passes an authorization bill to allocate these revenues. States use similar mechanisms. —Huang et al.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

10% (depending on scenario) from NNP values, primarily due to the use of alternative fuels from wood feedstocks. Although alternative passenger car technologies are available, their adoption is very limited. With R&D plus a €100/t CO 2 carbon tax, lifecycle CO 2 emissions reduction doubles to 16?19%

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Transportation Europe Climate Change Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

EVs will likely account for approximately 8% of new car sales in Europe by 2020, supported by consumers’ higher willingness to pay for green technologies, the region’s high emissions standards, and high gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. These could reduce CO 2 emissions by 5 to 10 percent and 10 to 15 percent, respectively.

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CO2 Electric Cars 2020 United States 246