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. Different vehicle types will have different base rates, determined by CO 2 emissions or weight.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

An ever-expanding backlog of investment needs is the price of our failure to maintain funding levels—and the cost of these investments grows as we delay. Basic economic theory tells us that when something valuable—in this case roadway space—is provided for less than its true cost, demand increases and shortages result. of GDP today.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. Some estimates indicate that about 40 percent of vehicles on US roads will be ICE vehicles in 2050, while others are less than half that figure.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. My first car (and last GM vehicle) was a Chevette.

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