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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

Green Car Congress

A newly released analysis produced by Beacon Economics for the nonprofit, nonpartisan think-tank Next 10 has found that California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market is on track to meet or exceed a target of 1.5 million ZEVs on California’s roads by 2025. As of October 2017, 337,483 ZEVs have been sold in California.

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Auto Lobby Wants Input on Government EV Policy Before Changes Are Made

The Truth About Cars

While it depends on where you’re living, EV sales are slowing down and many electrical grids. For example, fuel taxes (which are accounted for when you pay at the pump) are responsible for funding anywhere from a quarter to a third of all roadway maintenance — which would evaporate as more people started driving electric vehicles.

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

Blink Charging

Taxing charging revenue The federal government and many states currently tax sales of gasoline and diesel to fund “related government services like road construction, maintenance, repair, and public transportation.” In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

In the United States, for example, there are more than 49,000 public charging stations , and it is now possible to drive an EV from New York to California using public charging networks. about 60 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels, primarily natural gas, which produces less carbon than coal does. AFP/Getty Images.