Exploiting a generic nested logit model of automobile choice, we derive response functions
for car retail prices, energy prices, tax rates and technology enhancements affecting new …

Since 2007, the Norwegian vehicle purchase tax includes a large CO 2 emission
component. At the same time, generous tax exemptions and privileges are granted to battery …

Purpose The introduction of novel fuel and propulsion technologies, such as battery,(plug-
in) hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles, and the need to combat the exhaust emission of …

Aim The primary goals of this research is (i) to derive direct and cross demand market
response functions for automobile powertrains and their energy carriers and (ii) to assess …

With efficiency standards and consumer information, car-related taxes are one of three
pillars of the European Commission's strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger …

(2) Methods Due to the heterogeneous and sometimes spontaneous decisions of
households in the transport sector, multiagent models represent a suitable alternative of …

Norwegian and Italian car drivers make very different car choices. This paper investigates
the influence of fiscal policies on car buyers' choices, using data collected from a stated …

In addition to efficiency standards and consumer information, car-related taxes constitute
one of three pillars of the European Commission's strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from …

Despite their similarities, Scandinavian countries have adopted starkly different automobile
tax regimes. The Danish system entails very high and convex tax rates with moderate CO2 …

Economic theory suggests that the environmental externalities created by driving cars can
be corrected by imposing taxes. In this paper we focus on one possible such tax, namely an …