Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

The American Petroleum Institute has released its January 2014 update report and maps on gasoline and diesel taxes for all 50 states in the US along with a national average; the information is updated quarterly. Gasoline taxes, January 2014. Diesel taxes, January 2014. The federal tax on gasoline is 18.40

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

As part of a comprehensive reform plan to simplify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a fuel tax increase of $0.19 The increased fuel tax is intended to be in lieu of an increase in tolls. per gallon—a 81% increase of the current $0.235 per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2017

billion over the next decade through an increase in fuel taxes and vehicle fees—including on zero emission vehicles (ZEVs)—to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and put more dollars toward transit and safety. billion by increasing diesel excise tax 20 cents (currently $0.13) on 1 November 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Fuel taxes in the United States in 2015 accounted for 19% of the price of a gallon of gasoline, down from just under 30% in 1990, according to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Japan’s gasoline taxes were nearly half of the price in those years. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

The increase brings the gasoline tax from $0.414 to $0.507 per gallon (22.5%). Treasury noted that consumption of gasoline declined by a total of 38.7% from March to May, while diesel fuel consumption declined by 16.5%. Background on Chapter 57 & calculation of tax rate formula.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) will consider lowering the excise tax rate for gasoline by 2.2 If adopted, the excise tax rate on gas will be 27.8 The current excise tax rate of 30 cents per gallon remains in effect until 30 June 2016. cents per gallon from 1 July 2016 through 30 June 2017.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. Those people who purchase electric vehicles because of the tax credit use less gasoline and produce fewer emissions of greenhouse gases than would otherwise be the case.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. Revenues from the tax go into the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is independent of the General Fund; every five years or so Congress passes an authorization bill to allocate these revenues. —Huang et al.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2021

Tesla lobbied the United Kingdom government to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel cars in order to fund higher subsidies for electric cars, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

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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Green Car Reports

JUNE 24, 2022

If Congress approves the tax holiday, current federal fuel taxes of 24 cents per gallon for gasoline and 18 cents per gallon for. Aimed at providing relief from high gas prices brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the policy is already drawing skepticism.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2012

The proposal currently excludes vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt, which can run part of the time on gasoline. Proponents of the surtax argue the fee is needed to offset losses in state gas tax revenues since EV owners don’t need to buy gas. GM believes this proposal is misguided and will hurt sales and market adoption of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

(Since some 36% of diesel is used off-road, such as on farms, by manufacturing, industrial and commercial ventures, and boats, a fuel tax for road use would impose an unfair burden onto these sectors, the government says.). This is equivalent to the two cent per liter increase in gasoline excise duty that will occur on the same day.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

Assuming the China government remains committed to EVs, BCG expects that these vehicles will represent 7% of new vehicle sales in 2020, supported by car buyers’ enthusiasm for the technology and the country’s high gasoline taxes. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. The consumer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. While CO 2 prices are equivalent to fuel taxes, CO 2 prices at their projected levels are far too small to create a significant incentive to drive less.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law a bill ( Senate File 257 ) which, among other things, raises the state’s fuel tax while providing a small incentive for biodiesel. A provision of the bill gives a partial exemption to the new tax for diesel blended with at least 11% biodiesel (B11).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

fuel taxes increased between 2012 and 2015 in some large countries, and first steps towards removing lower tax rates on diesel compared to gasoline are taken, but apart from that there are no signs that the polluter pays principle determines the energy tax landscape more strongly in 2015 than in 2012. of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Clean fuels tax credit. The staff discussion draft also replaces the current patchwork of incentives for clean fuels with a new tax credit for clean transportation fuel that is technology-neutral and performance-based. Any fuel that is about 25% cleaner than conventional gasoline will generally receive a credit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

He points out that because of high fuel taxes and the resulting high cost of gasoline in Europe, the existing fleet of passenger cars there is already more efficient than the US fleet, so implementing stringent fuel efficiency standards would be more costly for Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Making conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles more expensive to run—through increased fuel or carbon taxes—is not enough to incentivize the majority of consumers to change. However, carbon taxes can be critical in pushing electricity providers to decarbonize their operations. McCollum et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

At least 10 major energy proposals that would provide incentives for energy efficiency, reduce gasoline usage and support alternative energy have the support of more than two-thirds of Americans, according to a new survey, “The Energy Learning Curve” released by Public Agenda, an opinion research and citizen engagement organization.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2009

The Fund is replenished by revenue collected from motor fuel taxes. The situation has worsened with decreasing fuel purchases; the advent of more fuel-efficient vehicles in the future would also further stress the existing funding mechanism. The Highway Trust Fund. The mainstay of funding is the 18.3-cent-per-gallon

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes. Shift to VMT-based road fees as the number of ZEVs grows and fuel tax revenues decline. Transit-oriented development/densification. Active transportation. Public transit investments, expansion, and incentives. Corridor congestion pricing and high occupancy toll lanes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In addition, although many experts say that the solution to our energy and climate problems is sending the correct price signals to industry and consumers, the transport sector’s behavior is highly inelastic in that it does not change significantly in response to changes in fuel prices, at least in the range that is politically acceptable.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions. EVs have finally come of age. passenger vehicles.

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Driivz

JULY 3, 2024

But free public charging has caught to attention of local and state governments as a tax revenue generator (or a tax loophole). states now collect an electric fuel excise tax of 2-4 cents per kWH to compensate for fuel taxes lost to EVs. EV charging stations in several U.S.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Just as conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars measure fuel by the gallon, EV owners measure their energy consumption in kWh. Although much cheaper than putting gasoline into a ICE car, charging an EV is not necessarily free. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

Gasoline may cost between $3-$5 while you own this vehicle. In the short term, he believes OEMs need to boost their warranty support for hybrids; there needs to be some kind of a floor on resale value and fuel pricing (i.e. It is not quite as reliable, its not as powerful and it is not as fun to drive. Would you buy this vehicle?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

Average on-road fuel consumptions (tank to wheels) of the different propulsion systems in an average light-duty vehicle: 2010, 2030, and 2050. Values normalized to standard naturally-aspirated gasoline engine vehicle. Includes vehicle weight reduction: at constant acceleration capability.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

That fueled a leasing boom for EVs over the past couple years, allowing automakers to offer attractive lease prices that in many instances undercut those of hybrids or other gasoline models, and allowing shoppers to bypass stricter rules about income and vehicle origins that applied to purchases.

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