China Reacts to European Investigation, But the Story Is More Complex Than It Seems
18 Sep 2023, 16:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Carlos Tavares has already warned that China does not treat foreign vehicles the same way it wants its cars to be treated when it comes to taxes.
There's a Smarter and Fairer Way To Tax Electric Vehicles
20 Aug 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / We need new fiscal policies as North America moves closer to a zero-tailpipe emission automotive scene. The ones we have now are not good
Texas May Be Where Tesla's Headquartered, but Lawmakers Want To Tax EV Owners More
31 Mar 2023, 20:55 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / You may enjoy some federal support to buy a “clean car,” but Texas wants more money from owners of zero-tailpipe emission vehicles
California's Governor Says Gas Prices Are Too High, Plans a New Tax
7 Oct 2022, 22:33 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Gavin Newsom announced that he wants to stop oil companies from charging Californians too much at the pump. Here’s his plan
Norway Became an EV Paradise, Now It's Imposing a Weight Tax and Bringing Back the VAT
7 Oct 2022, 20:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The European country is widely known for having a pro-EV stance. However, things are now changing. They are about to get very expensive
C8 Corvette Z06 Fuel Economy Revealed by the Gas-Guzzler Tax
16 Aug 2022, 16:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The $2,600 and $3,000 gas-guzzler taxes of the standard and aero-equipped Z06 convert to 17.5 to 18.5 mpg and 17.5 to 18.5 mpg
Canada Will Introduce a New Tax on Luxury Cars This Fall
23 Jul 2022, 11:58 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The tax will be calculated at the lesser of 10 percent of the luxury item’s full value and 20% of its total price where it exceeds the relevant price threshold
Another View on ULEZ Charges – Are They a Tax for Those Who Cannot Afford a New Vehicle?
27 Nov 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / You are surely aware of the existence of ULEZ charges and how they are applied. Are they just a way to further tax those who cannot afford a newer vehicle?
Trump Wants to Tax Imported Cars, Germans Say "Build Better Ones Yourselves"
18 Jan 2017, 20:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / President-Elect Donald Trump has a fight to pick with the German premium manufacturers but, guess what, the Germans can bite as well
China Votes Into Law 10 Percent Tax On Cars Costing 1.3 Million Yuan or More
2 Dec 2016, 16:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For cars that hold a retail price equivalent to $189,000 or more, China will now dig into customers' pockets for an additional 10 percent of the price
Illinois Proposes Pay-Per-Mile Tax, to Go into Effect in 2025
13 Apr 2016, 15:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Blame the Prius drivers. That's what Senate President John Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, did and that's why Illinois may soon enact a pay-per-mile tax
Crude Oil Trading Well Below $30, US Tax Plan Raised to $10.25 a Barrel
9 Feb 2016, 21:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / President Obama wants to raise 319 billion in the next decade to fund greener forms of transportation and renewable fuel sources
Vladimir Putin Wants "Vanity Tax" for Luxury Vehicles
28 Mar 2013, 16:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In December last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked for a law to be introduced, that will supplementary charge luxury vehicle owners for their vanity. After the idea has been analyzed b...
Texas Wants Tax on Electric Cars
29 Jan 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Owning an electric car in Texas could become more expensive in the near future, after state lawmakers have proposed adding a tax for those who decide to replace their conventional vehicles. Texan...
EU and Japan Start Free Trade Agreement Talks
30 Nov 2012, 16:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / More bad news for Europe’s carmakers and their employees today, as the EU has started negotiations with Japan about a free trade agreement, which could flood the market with cheaper imports. ...
UK Tax Change May Doom Electric Vehicles
24 Apr 2012, 12:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The only reason people bought EVs in the first place was to dodge the ever increasing taxes. This concept is threatened by a recent decision by the UK government to force company car drivers who run...
Alonso to Spend $80M in Tax for Spain Return
23 May 2011, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sometimes, being rich and wanting to spend your living days close to your love ones doesn't come cheap. People usually fend off paying high taxes in the countries they live in by moving to Swit...
Hungary to Ban Use of Foreign License Plates
17 May 2011, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There's a little plague going on in Eastern Europe, one that causes a lot of trouble for the drivers in countries like Romania or Hungary. That little plague is simply called a tax, one that mu...
Texas to Test Mileage Tax
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Texas authorities and University of Iowa announced the debut of a new study supposed to help determine if a mileage tax could be a replacement to the current gasoline tax. The Texas residents are cu...
New York Plans to set 5% Luxury Tax on Cars
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / David Paterson the Governor of New York is trying to close a $15.4 billion dollar budget gap. So, what does he do? Well, the only reasonable thing you can ever do while being Governor is coming up w...