gasoline tax

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 Fund now has an estimated backlog of $400 billion in repairs between now and 2015 just to bring the complete national highway...

December 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 8

Fuel Efficiency Hurts: Gas Tax Revenue Plummets, Roads Crumble

November 14, 2011 2

Gas Prices: How Much Are YOU Paying At The Pump In Taxes? (Infographic)

June 23, 2011 3

Gas Taxes Should Go Up To Boost Green-Car Sales, Says GM CEO Akerson

June 7, 2011 19

Fuel price in London, shown in pence per liter, February 2011

U.S. Drivers: Shut Up, Stop Whining, You Don't Pay $8/Gallon

Turmoil in Libya is making global oil markets nervous. That means higher gasoline prices. Cue the creeping unease and outright fear that Our American Way Of Life May Be In... February 28, 2011 by John Voelcker 37

$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

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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

Gasoline Costs More in California; Here's Why

You know that old saying about the pioneers being the ones with the arrows in their backs? Tell that to California drivers, who pay the highest prices for gasoline in the... October 15, 2009 by John Voelcker

Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?

We do a mix of articles here at GreenCarReports, writing both about cars--green, and occasionally not so green--and some of the broader automotive issues that affect our... June 10, 2009 by John Voelcker 25