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DOE: US gasoline taxes dropped below 20% of total price in 2015

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Fuel taxes in the United States in 2015 accounted for 19% of the price of a gallon of gasoline, down from just under 30% in 1990, according to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE). By comparison, in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, taxes accounted for more than half of the total price for both 1990 and 2015.

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IHS Markit Survey finds varied autonomy and safety technology preferences for new vehicles

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A new IHS Markit survey of five key automotive markets—the US, Canada, China, Germany and the United Kingdom— found that full autonomy technology is not yet popular among a broad audience. Many also were interested in related technologies, according to IHS Markit. —Colin Bird.

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Navigant: US to remain largest national plug-in vehicle market over next 10 years; Tokyo to take metro market lead spot from LA

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Canada, which is about 1 year behind the United States in terms of vehicle availability, is expected to have a CAGR of 25.4%, reaching more than 66,000 vehicles in 2023. In comparison, Oslo, Norway, the least populous of the European metropolitan areas examined in the report, is expected to have sales of around 13,500 in 2023.

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New modeling study finds thawing permafrost could release vast amounts of carbon and accelerate climate change by the end of this century

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In the latter simulation, large carbon losses are seen in central Canada where substantial permafrost stocks exist that are vulnerable to warming. Units are in grams of carbon per square meter per year. The permafrost simulation on the right included processes that depict how carbon accumulates in soil and how it decomposes.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

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And that includes academia, which historically has had a very vibrant role in this field, but since 2014, what we’ve seen is this slow decline of academia in the space in comparison to where industry’s really taking off. They pick up and go, for example, to Canada. And that’s a concern.

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CDC: US has highest motor vehicle crash death rate among high-income countries; could be cut in half with proven strategies

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About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Canada was the highest within the comparison set at 34%.)

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Dutch gas production peaked in 1976, but extraction of the North Sea hydrocarbons kept on rising: By the end of the 20th century the United Kingdom was producing more oil than Canada, and Norway nearly as much as China. European gas supplied three-fifths of the continent’s demand.

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