Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. While CO 2 prices are equivalent to fuel taxes, CO 2 prices at their projected levels are far too small to create a significant incentive to drive less.

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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.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

EVs were also assumed to reduce overhead by requiring fewer employees to assemble than traditional combustion cars , helping improve overall profitability. Interestingly, making vehicles more fuel efficient also gradually lowers the amount of fuel taxes collected due to the fact that drivers would be spending less money at the pump.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 8, 2010

With the increase in coverage that electric cars are enjoying in both the motoring and the mainstream press, you might be forgiven for thinking that the future is bright for EV lovers worldwide. According to a recent article, a study reveals that a fuel tax of 10p a mile.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The European Union (EU) recently adopted CO 2 emissions mandates for new passenger cars, requiring steady reductions to 95 gCO 2 /km in 2021. The model also includes representation of fleet turnover, and opportunities for fuel use and emissions abatement, including representation of electric vehicles. Paltsev, S., Henry Chen, YH.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

Add to that the advent of autonomous vehicles and new business models such as ride hailing and car sharing, and we could be on the brink of major disruption in the transportation sector. The average Californian drives 14,435 miles every year. In 2016 there was one charging plug for about every 6 electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The ZEV regulations, which are now part of California’s comprehensive Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) program which also includes the LEV III tailpipe emissions standard, is the “technology-forcing piece” of the state’s regulatory package for light-duty vehicles. They’ve done a great job of producing great cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 12 ton truck with 100 mile range used by local delivery services and courier services. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. The Moving Cooler baseline extrapolated these projections further to 2050, resulting in a potential doubling or greater of fleet fuel efficiency. Ride-sharing, car-sharing, and other commuting strategies. Moving Cooler.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently, the report notes. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The report urges Congress to consider this approach.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

These are: Light-duty vehicles: cars and light trucks, mostly used for personal transportation. Vehicle miles traveled: the demand for travel and mode selection that defines total vehicle use. Vehicle miles traveled: In California, most personal travel is by car, often with only the driver in the vehicle.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

– March 8, via Car and Driver. – March 8, via Green Car Reports. VW Confirms Next Generation EV Coming in 2026 – VW confirmed more details of its Project Trinity flagship electric car, including a launch date of 2026. – March 8, via Green Car Reports. GMC Hummer EV SUV | Source: GMC.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

Market-based incentives should be implemented to support the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) LDV requirements. miles per gallon will not reflect what most new car buyers should expect to achieve in 2025. However, the flexibility and lower costs of PHEVs appear to trump this simplicity, certainly in the nearer term.

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