Connected Car
European governments are staring down the barrel of a gun as vehicle electrification rapidly erodes tax revenues from petrol and diesel. Road pricing and tollsThis scenario would charge vehicles for every kilometre driven, with different fees depending on the size and weight of a vehicle. This could provide fleets with an incentive to change working hours and delivery times in order to take advantage of lower road pricing charges. Fuel duty and road pricingAs an interim measure, governments could retain fuel duties for legacy internal combustion engine vehicles, while introducing road pricing for EVs. Fuel duty is a relatively efficient tax for governments to collect and vehicle owners to pay, and governments will need to ensure that any road pricing solution is equally efficient to administer and use.