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. Click to enlarge.

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Mileage Tax Fuel Tax Tax Financing 170

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. However, there has been public pushback over how to pay for the plan and its push to decrease personal driving by imposing a mileage tax.

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 130

EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

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. Anonymous Employee of a State Department of Motor Vehicles. Anonymous Employee of a State Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41