America and Fuel Tax

Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

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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Is Road Pricing The Way To Equalize Electric- & Gas-Powered Vehicles?

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The perception that EVs don't pay their fair share of fuel taxes may not be the most productive way to look at funding highway projects.

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric Fuel Tax Gas Tax

Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Because changes in fuel economy take a long time to percolate through the entire fleet, an 18% reduction in fuel used by vehicles purchased in a given year (due to a 20% improvement in their fuel economy) would result in only about a 1% reduction of the fuel used by the entire fleet.

Fuel Economy

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Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sterner is also the editor of the new book Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy , authored by 35 researchers. The researchers studied data from 25 different countries to investigate the concern that gasoline taxes affect poor people the most.

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

DriveNow is already an international success, with more than 360,000 regular customers in Europe and America and we are delighted now to launch it in London, Europe’s largest city. Our aim is to expand it into about 15 more cities in Europe and about 10 in North America in the future.

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EV Road Usage Fees: A 3-Step Guide for States

Plug in America

JULY 26, 2023

Plug In America believes that EV drivers should pay their share in a way that is fair. Step 1: Identify Revenue Replacement Baseline Since all states have a gas tax in place, let’s not recreate the wheel. To address these, state legislatures can adjust gas taxes to make up funding gaps and index them to inflation.

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Tax Arizona Gas-Electric Gas

BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

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.

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CO2 Electric Cars 2020 United States

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

emissions, according to a new analysis released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Smart Growth America (SGA). transportation, and ensure state fuel taxes can support all transportation modes. However, most states use few of the available transportation policy tools to reduce.

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Emissions Climate

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The policy package includes a new fuel economy readiness index, which measures the extent to which countries have implemented steps that will fully exploit the potential of existing fuel economy technologies and maximise their use in vehicles. Europe, South Asia, South America, etc.).

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine

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

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service will finalize a proposed update to its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to provide up to $250 million for rural utilities to finance efficiency investments by businesses and homeowners across rural America.

Obama

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

Study Finds That Implementation of a Portfolio of Transportation Strategies Will Be Required for Significant Reductions in GHG from Transportation Sector; Pricing Strategies Have the Largest Potential

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. Strong economy-wide pricing measures (such as a $5.00 Resources.

Transportation

Transportation Price Fuel Economy Economy

Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

In Great Britain vehicles are heavily taxed via fuel taxes, the value added tax, registration fees and location specific congestion charges and the cumulative effect of these taxes can have a significant impact on a vehicle’s operating cost. The vehicle is slated to arrive at select Ford dealers in 2010.

Li-ion

Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008

Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Until now, America has been its own worst enemy by ignoring the promise of emerging low carbon fuel industries. These rulings could address key issues related to feedstocks and emerging technologies to allow biofuel producers to meet growing consumer demand.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Fuel Alternative Tax Congress

MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

The report makes several recommendations that should be implemented to attain the 40-50% reductions in fleet fuel consumption and GHG emissions by 2050 that the overall assessment indicates are feasible in North America, Europe, and Japan.

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MIT Transportation Climate Energy

EV Driven

Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

Is Road Pricing The Way To Equalize Electric- & Gas-Powered Vehicles?

Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

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

EV Road Usage Fees: A 3-Step Guide for States

BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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

Study Finds That Implementation of a Portfolio of Transportation Strategies Will Be Required for Significant Reductions in GHG from Transportation Sector; Pricing Strategies Have the Largest Potential

Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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