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EV Road Usage Fees: A 3-Step Guide for States

Plug in America

States rely on gas taxes to fund road improvements and repairs. Plug In America believes that EV drivers should pay their share in a way that is fair. Plug In America believes that EV drivers should pay their share in a way that is fair. a year in gas taxes. a year in gas taxes. This is our baseline.

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Is Road Pricing The Way To Equalize Electric- & Gas-Powered Vehicles?

CleanTechnica EVs

The perception that EVs don't pay their fair share of fuel taxes may not be the most productive way to look at funding highway projects.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Europe, South Asia, South America, etc.).

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BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

Green Car Congress

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. A combination of peak oil with incentives or lower battery costs could increase EV penetration by 6%.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

In Great Britain vehicles are heavily taxed via fuel taxes, the value added tax, registration fees and location specific congestion charges and the cumulative effect of these taxes can have a significant impact on a vehicle’s operating cost. gallon in January 2009.

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MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

Green Car Congress

The report makes several recommendations that should be implemented to attain the 40-50% reductions in fleet fuel consumption and GHG emissions by 2050 that the overall assessment indicates are feasible in North America, Europe, and Japan.

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