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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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Choice: 150 different plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles are available worldwide, with that number set to rise to over 240 by 2021. In the top California cities for EV penetration, auto dealers offer 25 to 30 different models. population lives in a metropolitan area with 7 or fewer available models.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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Charging station owners or operators are required to remit the tax monthly using prescribed forms provided by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect. The Department of Revenue may grant dealer-users permission to report annually, subject to specified criteria.

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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 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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Congressional Budget Office estimates US federal policies promoting EVs and other fuel-efficient vehicles will cost $7.5B through 2019; little or no impact on gasoline use and GHG in the short term

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Changing the size of the tax credits would affect the cost of the credits to the government, but would have little, if any, effect on gasoline use or emissions over the short term, because automakers would still have to meet existing CAFE standards, the report finds. Auto dealers leading the way in PEV sales should also be rewarded.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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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.

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