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To impose VAT on electric cars will cut the sales by 50 percent

Posted on February 26, 2021 by nradmin
By imposing VAT on electric cars in Norway the sales will be cut in half and the average CO2 emissions from new cars will increase by about 60 percent. In Norway zero-emission cars constituted 54,3 percent of all new cars purchased in 2020. If electric cars are subject to full VAT sales will...

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Additional policy instruments are needed to achieve Swedish environmental quality objectives for maritime transport

Posted on September 3, 2020 by nradmin
Achieving the national and international environmental objectives for maritime airborne emissions requires a combination of new and more powerful policy instruments. The policies already in place are not enough. This is one of the conclusions of a research project, led by VTI, which has now been...

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