Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The Dutch Cabinet on Friday approved a new road tax bill that would eliminate the current motor vehicle tax and purchase tax and replace them with a charge per kilometer driven, starting in 2012 and increasing through 2018. Emissions of CO 2 and particulate matter are expected to decrease by more than 10%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

A bi-partisan Congressionally-created commission has recommended a shift from motor fuel taxes to direct fees charged to transportation infrastructure users—i.e., a federal mileage fee—as a way to reform financing of the US transportation infrastructure. Click to enlarge. Summary of revenue options. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless.

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

Anyone who makes an argument otherwise because BEVs don’t emit tailpipe emissions is simply wrong. Since a fuel tax is pre-paid, if we go to a mileage tax, there will be a major shortfall of funds in all jurisdictions. Because a mileage tax would be post-paid. Public Charging. Here’s why.

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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Despite boasting exquisite torque delivery and the ability to benefit from at-home charging, the public is beginning to doubt their status as economical and environmentally sound transportation. While it also dabbles in mileage taxes, the paper is chiefly concerned with how variances in vehicle weight and shape impact overall safety.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. General Motors has sought $10.3

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