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Texas considers EV tax, and EV owners are on board

Teslarati

In many European countries, for instance, despite the incentivization of the government, EVs are often taxed to allow the state to continue to maintain roads outside of a fuel tax income system. It’s unclear if this European-style tax system will come to the U.S., What do you think of the article?

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Electric Cars Must Pay Higher Taxes To Build Power Plants, Says Power-Plant Builder

All Cars Electric

According to a recent article, a study reveals that a fuel tax of 10p a mile. With the increase in coverage that electric cars are enjoying in both the motoring and the mainstream press, you might be forgiven for thinking that the future is bright for EV lovers worldwide.

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Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

Green Car Congress

Biofuel subsidies may be warranted in specific situations like compensation for volumetric fuel taxes that discriminate against biofuels because of lower miles per gallon obtained, or if lower CO 2 emissions with ethanol due to sequestration occur while growing the crop.

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How the Budget affects green car drivers

Green Cars News

On one hand, the scrappage scheme should encourage drivers to take up more fuel efficient cars - although as the Environmental Transport Association pointed out earlier this week (see our article here ), driving new and greener cars will not necessarily surpass the environmental impact of disposing of older vehicles.

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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

Green Car Congress

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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