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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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However, formal congestion pricing didn’t come up until former mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested taxing vehicles for entering the busiest parts of NYC in 2007. These are issues that are already being confronted by New York City and one wonders how imposing additional travel taxes might influence the trends. per trip downtown.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. San Diego ranks in the top LEAF cities for many of the same reasons in other California and West Coast markets: state tax incentives, HOV/HOT access and general environment-mindedness. Washington D.C. area, Maryland offers a $1,000 EV tax credit.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. In addition to the city fleets, high mileage and high visibility fleets are included, such as Coca-Cola, Sysco, Frito Lay, school districts, and taxis. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s