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Lastly, we examine alternative funding mechanisms include a fueltax for hydrogen and electricity, as well as a road user charge (RUC). The fee penalizes plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which must pay both the registration fee and the current gasoline tax (for any gasoline consumed).
The upside is that the private jet market is ideally suited to help bring about aviation’s Tesla moment, making hydrogen and electric planes a reality. T&E calculates that a jet fueltax applied proportionately to flight distances could raise €325 million if applied to all flights departing from the EU and UK.
The analysis was based on various combinations of policy options and technological improvements including new vehicle emission limits, increased fueltaxes, support for electric and hydrogen technologies, EU motorway speed limits and land transport’s inclusion in the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).
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The obvious one is increased fueltaxes, but somehow governments need to make sure the benefits of better technology aren’t wiped out by increased demand for lower-priced fuel. hybrids, plug-ins, hydrogen) and at the same time leads to the diffusion of more efficient oil-powered vehicles. Jos Dings, T&E Director.
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