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Taxing the Distance

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Skip to content Menu Home About Contributors Open Menu Overlay Energy Institute Blog Research that Informs Business and Public Policy Posted 2 hours ago by Maximilian Auffhammer Uncategorized Taxing the Distance What if we taxed miles not gallons? Urban and coastal types with high-MPG cars and smug EV grins? Their findings?

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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mpg US (5.87 harmonized with NHTSA’s CAFE standards, are projected to require 163 grams/mile of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in model year 2025. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. mpg in MY 2021.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. The average real-world CO 2 emission rate for all new personal vehicles fell by three grams per mile to 357 grams per mile, the lowest level ever measured. Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years.

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Shell Starship 3.0 to use Cummins X15N natural gas engine running on RNG

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miles per gallon on that journey, up from 8.94 mpg in the 2018 run with Starship 1.0. will deliver a material demonstration of sustainable freight ton efficiency, utilizing the key performance metric, ton-miles of goods shifted per kilogram of CO 2 emitted. In its 2021 run, Starship 2.0 achieved 10.8 Starship 2.0 Starship 3.0

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Hyundai Motor America Targeting Minimum Average 50 mpg for Lineup by 2025

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Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. mpg by 2016. mpg by 2016. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen to debut XL1 PHEV prototype at Qatar Motor Show; fuel consumption of 0.9 L/100 km (261 mpg US)

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L/100 km (261 mpg US), according to VW. The new Volkswagen XL1 attains a CO 2 emissions value of 24 g/km, due to a combination of lightweight construction (monocoque and add-on parts made of carbon fibre), very low aerodynamic drag (Cd 0.186) and a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 0.8L 550 km (342 miles) with a 10 liter fuel tank.

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