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Congressionally-created Commission Recommends Mileage Tax Instead of Fuel Tax for Transportation Infrastructure Financing

Green Car Congress

Ensure that, once implemented, mileage-based fees and any other charges are set to meet the designated federal share of national surface transportation investment needs, and index these rates to inflation. Such a move to a mileage tax does not currently have the support of the White House.

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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

The Truth About Cars

Your author covered the topic a few weeks ago and has likewise complained about how modern automotive design seems to have become a snake eating its own tail. But it has seen renewed interest this year as more people seem to be noticing the mounting issues associated with modern vehicle designs.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. Posted by: Max | Apr 13, 2009 5:44:33 PM The Obama administration is full of idiots and scumbags.

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