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Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

EV Adoption

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax.

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Study concludes that automakers tweak vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment; focus on car notches

Green Car Congress

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. mpg and 22.4 mpg US (12.7

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Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

Green Car Congress

This C2G GHG assessment includes both fuel and vehicle production life cycles. Cost assessments represent a final cost/price to the consumer, excluding taxes on the final product (e.g., fuel sales tax) and/or credits (e.g., vehicle subsidies).

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Freshened Mazda Biante Offers 7% Improvement in Fuel Economy with i-stop Stop-Start System

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Mazda Motor Corporation has beg un sales of the freshened Mazda Biante range for the Japanese market. direct-injection engine, the top-selling front-wheel drive (FWD) 20S model grade now offers fuel economy of 13.6 On models equipped with a 2.0L kilometers per liter (7.4

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Mitsubishi Motors to launch new Mirage global compact in Japan; 1.0L gasoline engine with 64 mpg US

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will launch the all-new Mirage global compact car at dealerships throughout Japan on 31 August at an MSRP ranging from ÂĄ998,000 to ÂĄ1,288,000 (US$12,800 to $16,500). M and G trim levels employ Eco Drive Assist which promotes smarter and more fuel-efficient driving. The new Mirage. Click to enlarge.

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Point Of View: Gas Taxes Are Better Than Fuel Economy Rules--Discuss

Green Car Reports

With the announcement of final rules for corporate average fuel efficiency of 54.5 mpg by 2025, the NHTSA and EPA have done two things. The agencies have given carmakers both a major technological challenge--double the effective gas mileage of your vehicles in 12 years--and something they have long wanted: regulatory certainty.

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Collins Bus Corporation Enters Agreement With CleanFUEL USA to Develop LPI Type A School Bus

Green Car Congress

Collins Bus Corporation has entered an exclusive agreement with CleanFUEL USA to develop the first Type A small school bus to operate on autogas with a Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system. Collins Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc., The GM Cutaway G4500 will be the basis for the Collins LPI Type A buses.

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