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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Hundreds of billions in annual investment are needed not only to fix the current public transport system but to build new ones to significantly reduce car dependency in America. 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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Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

EV Adoption

When 1 out of 10 vehicles on the road in America don’t use any gasoline, then that will have a real impact on fuel tax revenue. First, electric vehicles clearly need to pay their share for building roads and infrastructure and maintenance. Because a mileage tax would be post-paid. Other Considerations.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. " The feds arent convinced. Interesting in any case.

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