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

Green Car Congress

Although the Commission recommends moving away from a fuel tax, it also noted that a portion of revenues derived from a carbon tax on fuels should be allocated to the highway fund. To the extent, however, that surface transportation fuels are subject to a charge in the future to account for their carbon emissions (e.g.,

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. and elsewhere, it still will not be sufficient to meet net zero 2050 emission targets. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.;

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

EV Adoption

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.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. We are addicted to the gasoline tax both at the State and Federal level.

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