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UC Davis report proposes mileage fee for EVs, maintaining fuel tax for ICEs to support road repairs

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JANUARY 4, 2019

A research report submitted to the California Legislature this week by the University of California, Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies proposes switching EVs to a mileage-based road-funding fee (road user charge, RUC) while continuing to have gasoline-powered cars pay gasoline taxes.

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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

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MAY 2, 2020

A new report from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis has found that total US vehicle miles traveled (VMT) at the county and state level have declined by 61% to 90% following the various government stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fuel use dropped from 4.6 billion per week.

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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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APRIL 21, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.

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Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

However, a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) finds that middle- and high-income earners are generally affected the most by gasoline taxes, especially in poor countries, rather than poor people. —Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Gothenburg.

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Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

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MARCH 6, 2013

The study includes a brief discussion on the effects of potential future changes in vehicle fuel economy, vehicle distance travelled, and vehicle load on the amount of fuel used for personal transportation. occupants, vehicle distance travelled would be reduced by about 15%, while vehicle fuel economy would worsen by about 1%.

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UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

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JUNE 26, 2020

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. Photo courtesy Orange County Transportation Authority). A mountain lion from the Santa Ana range in California approaches a road.

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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APRIL 22, 2021

A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. Doing so requires urgent actions and a long-term perspective.

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Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

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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 2005

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

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MARCH 8, 2010

CO 2 emissions from transportation sector by scenario in the study. Economy-wide CO 2 prices of $30-60/t CO 2 are too weak on their own to motivate significant reductions in CO 2 emissions from transportation. The key to obtaining significant reductions in transportation-related GHG emissions is to increase the cost of driving.

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

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APRIL 23, 2009

The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), the focal point for UK research on sustainable energy, today launched an extensive review of policies which could significantly reduce transport CO 2 emissions. It also discusses fuel taxes and prices, which affect both travel and vehicle choices.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Such a system will not only help people understand the combined economics better but provide a very clear price incentive for fuel economy and for PEVs, and may be more publicly acceptable (even popular, as feebates already have proven to be in some countries). —GFEI working paper. per liter ($0.26/gallon

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. —Charlie Wilson.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Fuels Heavy-duty Policy'

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level. International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level.

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Energy Learning Curve Survey Finds Americans Support Wide Array of Proposed Energy Policies, But Are Not Yet Ready to Make Tradeoffs

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APRIL 5, 2009

However, the survey also found that the public may not yet be prepared for the tradeoffs and challenges needed to make these proposals a reality, with majorities rejecting measures such as a floor on gasoline prices, congestion charges, or higher fuel taxes. Anything that increases the cost of driving is soundly rejected by the public.

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Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

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APRIL 12, 2012

Transport GHG emissions in the “No New Policies” case (NNP) and the “Lowest” case (L). As deeper cuts are likely to be made in other sectors, this requires a cut of at least 60% in transportation GHG emissions, most notably CO 2 , by midcentury. Dray, from the University of Cambridge, Andreas Schäfer from Stanford, and Moshe E.

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Study finds CO2 emissions trading more effective path to automotive CO2 reduction in Europe than tailpipe standards

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The results are published in the journal Transportation. We argue that assessment of the performance of the EU targets and alternatives should account for interactions of the transport sector with other energy sectors and with other parts of the economy. —Paltsev et al.

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UC Davis report proposes mileage fee for EVs, maintaining fuel tax for ICEs to support road repairs

US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Energy Learning Curve Survey Finds Americans Support Wide Array of Proposed Energy Policies, But Are Not Yet Ready to Make Tradeoffs

Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

Study finds CO2 emissions trading more effective path to automotive CO2 reduction in Europe than tailpipe standards

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