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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Green Car Congress

Burgeoning demands for mobility and private vehicle ownership undermine global efforts to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Here, we develop state-of-the-art representations of consumer preferences in multiple global energy-economy models, specifically focusing on the non-financial preferences of individuals.

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Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Iowa report the initial results of a 2-year field study evaluating the technical feasibility and user acceptance of mileage-based charging as a potential replacement for the current motor fuel tax in a paper in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

million global public charging stations, with a 55% increase in 2021 alone. These broad definitions are written to include all utilities but may inavertently include businesses that install EV charging stations for public use. kWh tax begins on July 1, 2025. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads. passenger vehicles.