Gas Tax
NJ Per-Mile Tax Already Scrapped, Electric Car Fee Proposed Instead
A New Jersey senator's plan to drop gas tax and charge all vehicles a per-mile fee has already been scrapped, according to reports. Instead, Asbury Park Press reports the state is now looking towards a flat fee of $50 for electric vehicles. The state is one of several exploring ways to account for...
Point Of View: Gas Taxes Are Better Than Fuel Economy Rules--Discuss
With the announcement of final rules for corporate average fuel efficiency of 54.5 mpg by 2025, the NHTSA and EPA have done two things. The agencies have given carmakers both... September 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 23
How Much Will You Have To Pay For Higher MPG?
The improving fuel efficiency of modern cars is set to be a double-edged sword for car buyers, at least as far as reducing gas bills is concerned. With gas mileage rising all... May 9, 2012 by Antony Ingram 5
Arizona Considers Charging Electric Cars Tax At 1.43¢ Per Mile
For many years, Arizona was considered an electric-car friendly state, thanks to California-style tailpipe emissions and mandates which required automakers to sell a certain... February 6, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 35
All Taxes Are Automatically Always Bad; Are Potholes Worse?
We've written before about the growing shortfall in gasoline tax revenues versus the highway and bridge repairs those taxes are supposed to fund. The Federal Highway Trust... December 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
Fuel Efficiency Hurts: Gas Tax Revenue Plummets, Roads Crumble
Cars with higher gas mileage pay less per mile in gasoline tax. And plug-in cars pay no gas tax at all. With far tougher fuel economy standards looming--34.1 mpg by 2016 and... November 14, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Infographic: What's Behind The Gas Prices You Pay At The Pump?
We've said it before, and we'll likely say it again: We love a good infographic (here, here, and here, for instance). Today's example covers what makes up the price of each... September 6, 2011 by John Voelcker 9
Gas Prices: How Much Are YOU Paying At The Pump In Taxes? (Infographic)
Gas prices go up and down, lately more up than down. Today, however, the U.S. government has decided to release a portion of its strategic petroleum reserve, just as... June 23, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
Gas Taxes Should Go Up To Boost Green-Car Sales, Says GM CEO Akerson
The CEO of General Motors, Dan Akerson, told a Detroit newspaper that the Federal tax on gasoline should be raised by 50 cents or $1 a gallon to encourage consumers to buy... June 7, 2011 by John Voelcker 19
$100 Electric Vehicle Tax? State of Washington Should Think Again
The State of Washington is currently considering a new policy that would implement a new annual registration fee of $100 on electric vehicles. This new fee would be in... February 19, 2010 by Shannon Arvizu 25
Are We Ready for a New Kind of Gas Tax?
On Public Policy Day at the D.C. Auto Show this year, we got wind of some dire news. The Federal Highway Trust Fund is slowly depleting because gas taxes have not been raised... February 4, 2010 by Shannon Arvizu 5
Netherlands To Tax Miles Traveled, As Well As Gasoline
One problem with raising fuel efficiency is that unless total miles driven rises radically, receipts from gasoline taxes will fall over time. And that poses a major problem... January 8, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
How To Improve Fuel Economy? Raise Gasoline Taxes, Say Executives
Auto executives know how to get U.S. drivers to save a whole lot more gasoline: Raise the price of gas, to at least $4 a gallon. That was the message at the recent Reuters... November 4, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
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