Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

In a study published in the journal Energy Economics , MIT researchers have found that a fuel economy standard is at least six to fourteen times less cost effective than a fuel tax when targeting an identical reduction in cumulative gasoline use (20% by 2050). —Karplus et al.

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Fuel Economy MIT Fuel Tax Economy 288

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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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Alternative Fuels Market Vehicles 231

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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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

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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CO2 Electric Cars 2020 Gasoline-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Fuels: liquid petroleum fuels that dominate transportation today and renewable and alternative fuels that can act as substitutes. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes. Shift to VMT-based road fees as the number of ZEVs grows and fuel tax revenues decline. Active transportation.

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Transportation California Davis Carbon 186

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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