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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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

But they’re also trying to circumvent emissions regulations and noticed that building increasingly large SUVs and pickups (at the expense of everything else) allowed them to simultaneously do both. Automakers want to maximize their per-vehicle profits to help offset declining annual vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Significant engineering work will needed to produce an approach that results in fuel efficiency standards that are cost effective and that accurately represent the effects of fuel consumption reducing technologies. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The report does not recommend a specific numerical standard.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

However, EV drivers do not pay these taxes, and the growth of EVs is expected to lead to a decrease in tax revenue. For this reason, states have considered solutions such as EV registration fees, per-mile road usage fees, and kWh charging taxes. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Vehicle miles traveled: the demand for travel and mode selection that defines total vehicle use. Fuels: liquid petroleum fuels that dominate transportation today and renewable and alternative fuels that can act as substitutes. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes. Transit-oriented development/densification.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

This past week was a whirlwind of EV news and developments from FedEx’s plans to electrify its fleet by 2040, VW saying it expects 50% of its US sales to be from EVs, to GM’s likely plans to build a second battery factory with LG Chem, and much more … Automaker/EV Models. VW expects half of U.S. Batteries and Charging.

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