Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2022
The package makes significant investments in reducing carbon emissions, preservation and maintenance, expanding multimodal options, public transportation and pedestrian safety. billion toward carbon reduction and multimodal expansion. $3 836 million to build four new hybrid-electric ferries. Notable investments include: $5.4
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2009
A 100% first year tax allowance will also be provided for the purchase of electric vans subject to State Aid clearance. million) to support low carbon vehicle development, including an expansion of the Technology Strategy Board’s ultra-low carbon vehicles competition. The PBR also has news of an additional £30 million (US$48.5
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.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2010
transportation, and ensure state fuel taxes can support all transportation modes. Efforts should shift from building highway networks to building other forms of transportation that are cleaner, more efficient, and in high demand.
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2009
per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. carbon pricing) are considered. Pricing strategies, in particular the economy-wide pricing implemented through PAYD (pay as you drive), a VMT fee, and gas or carbon pricing have the largest potential to reduce GHGs. percent to 0.5
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2021
A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. A second study led by UC Santa Barbara was released simultaneously.
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