By Lauren Fix A surprising new study shows that electric vehicles create double the pothole damage to roads and bridges compared to gas powered cars. Before you get upset one way or the other – let’s take a deeper look at this study and what it says. Analysis by The Telegraph in Britain has found […]
25 Blog Posts From the Fuel Tax Tag
Shocking Study: Electric Vehicles Cause Double the Road Damage
February 18, 2024 • 0 Comments • Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, IOWA, OREGON, Potholes, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VMT Tax
Funding for Road Infrastructure–Never Seems to be Enough: NMA E-Newsletter #721
November 7, 2022 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Highway Trust Fund, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, mileage-based user fee, NMA, Road User Charge, VMT, VMT Tax, WHEEL TAX
Out of the many transportation problems America currently faces, funding infrastructure remains at the top of the pile. Currently, we pay at the pump both a national and state gas tax and in many local counties and cities around the country, we also pay special sales taxes and wheel taxes for infrastructure. It never seems […]
A Response to “The Automobile Won”: NMA E-Newsletter #706
July 25, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, Highway Trust Fund, Induced Demand, Mass Transit, mileage-based user fee, PRIVACY, Speed Limits, TOLL, tolls, Traffic Congestion
by Sherman Johnson, NMA Maryland Member Editor’s Note: NMA e-newsletters and blog posts that stir debate serve the valuable purpose of creating conversation that often leads to a better understanding of the issues at hand. Sherman Johnson’s response to The Automobile Won (Part 1, NMA E-Newsletter #702, and Part 2, #703) follows. The NMA’s stance […]
NMA Legislative Roundup – January-June, 2022: NMA E-Newsletter #705
July 18, 2022 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, DRONES, Facial Recognition, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Lane Courtesy, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
The January through June legislative activity at the state and national levels is complete. It is worth reviewing a report card of bills resolved during the period, motorist-related legislation that we followed. Overall, 38 bills that the NMA supported or opposed met the fate we desired as opposed to 21 that went against our wishes. […]
The Automobile Won Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #702
June 27, 2022 • 0 Comments • Fuel, Fuel Tax, Induced Demand, Infrastructure, mileage-based user fee, PEDESTRIAN, Traffic Congestion
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: This post recently appeared on The Antiplanner website and we thought it was an important piece for all NMA supporters to read and digest. Part 2 will be featured in next week’s E-Newsletter. Last month, anti-automobile activists led by the Congress for the New Urbanism announced the formation […]
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