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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

According to the report, a four-hour private flight emits as much as the average person does in a year. T&E calculates that a jet fuel tax applied proportionately to flight distances could raise €325 million if applied to all flights departing from the EU and UK.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

In the meantime, EV buyers’ sticker shock could be alleviated by the knowledge that fuel and maintenance costs are far lower for EVs and that total ownership costs are about the same. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. passenger vehicles.