Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

A bi-partisan Congressionally-created commission has recommended a shift from motor fuel taxes to direct fees charged to transportation infrastructure users—i.e., a federal mileage fee—as a way to reform financing of the US transportation infrastructure. The nation faces a crisis. Paying our Way”. of GDP today.

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Mileage Tax Fuel Tax Tax Financing 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. States use similar mechanisms. —Huang et al.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

Factors driving acceleration or deceleration of ZEV adoption include price, performance, choice, convenience, and public policy. Current trends suggest that barriers to EV adoption such as price, range, selection and charging-time will continue to diminish, as costs come down and technology improves. China leads with over 75 EV models.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 12 ton truck with 100 mile range used by local delivery services and courier services. In order to price a vehicle you need to contact a sales agent. After four years they’ll be cost neutral; these guys understand the cost of their fleets down to the pence per mile. ”.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

The sales process will lock in “transparent and set pricing models”—and technically makes its EVs available online. ” – March 7, Business Insider via Yahoo Finance. – March 8, via Green Car Reports. . “Now the federal government is in a position to look at all electric transportation with that same lens.”

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