Building Cost Of Fuel Tax Tax 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2022
President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
As part of a comprehensive reform plan to simplify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a fuel tax increase of $0.19 The increased fuel tax is intended to be in lieu of an increase in tolls. per gallon—a 81% increase of the current $0.235 per gallon.
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
APRIL 5, 2009
However, the survey also found that the public may not yet be prepared for the tradeoffs and challenges needed to make these proposals a reality, with majorities rejecting measures such as a floor on gasoline prices, congestion charges, or higher fuel taxes. Anything that increases the cost of driving is soundly rejected by the public.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 19, 2013
introduced the latest in a series of discussion drafts to overhaul the US tax code. This new staff discussion draft focuses energy tax policy on stimulating domestic, clean production of electricity and transportation fuels, which account for 68% of energy consumed in the US. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2009
per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. Highlights of the nine categories analyzed in the Moving Cooler report include: Pricing and taxes. Strategies expand public transportation by subsidizing fares, increasing service on existing routes, or building new infrastructure.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2010
Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much as 35% in the same time frame. Trailers, an important opportunity for fuel consumption reduction, can benefit from improvements in aerodynamics and tires.
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