Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Other state DOTs also are researching alternative financing methods to supplement or replace a gas tax. The state of Oregon conducted a similar study completed in November 2007 and Iowa, Nevada and Texas are among several states currently researching mileage-based user fees. —Ben Pierce, Battelle’s Project Manager.

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Fuel Tax Tax Minnesota Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Researchers from the University of Iowa report the initial results of a 2-year field study evaluating the technical feasibility and user acceptance of mileage-based charging as a potential replacement for the current motor fuel tax in a paper in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

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Charging Iowa Fuel Tax Tax 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. While CO 2 prices are equivalent to fuel taxes, CO 2 prices at their projected levels are far too small to create a significant incentive to drive less.

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Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel 220

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 Iowa , the kWh tax has already been in effect since July 1, 2023.

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