Green Car Congress
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. Petrol taxes are effective and actually don’t affect poor people disproportionally.
EV Info
MARCH 27, 2025
All change on the Road Tax front Understanding the complex UK Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) or “Road Tax” Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), commonly referred to as road tax, is a tax levied on vehicles used on UK roads. However, from April 2025, changes to VED rules mean that EV owners will be required to pay road tax.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2023
The electric F-150 weighs 700 kg more than its petrol-powered predecessor. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too. The researchers suggested that taxing heavy cars could be part of a solution, along with driving less, and other technology-based weight reductions efforts. Why does this matter?
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 17, 2024
These services are funded in part by taxes. Election promises of more services and less taxes are ludicrous. So, as the proportion of electric cars on the roads rise, what will fill the funding gap left by the loss of petrol and diesel tax? Governments provide services for their people.
EV Info
MARCH 31, 2025
The Government is about to ramp Car Tax or VED charges for petrol and diesel models starting April 2025 on a vehicles first year. It is thought that over 60 cars from 24 different brands, including big names like BMW, Audi, Ford and Mercedes, are facing a 2,745 car tax hike from 1 st April. We call this disgusting.
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2009
In an interview with the Financial Times , US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that raising US gasoline prices to levels comparable to Europe’s through taxes or regulation is not politically feasible. But in an interview with the Financial Times, he said: “At this moment, let me be frank, it is not politically feasible.”.But
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Tesla and other electric vehicles are beginning to dominate the roads in Norway, leaving very few internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to tax. People who purchased new EVs were exempted from paying hefty taxes like VAT and purchase tax as well. The marketshare of petrol cars went down from 5.9% in October 2020 to 3.7%
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