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Get your Geld ready: Germany issues final draft on CO2-based taxes

Changing the road tax legislation in Germany wasn't an easy thing to do. This tax is managed at the state level, but a nationwide modification will be enforced now that the German federal government has decided to give €9 billion in compensation to the states. The new road tax, like similar legislation in other European countries, is aimed at stimulating motorists to drive fuel-efficient cars. Here's how the new tax works, starting July 1st: First, there's a base tax based on displacement: €2 per each 100 cubic centimeters if it's ... Read more →

Germany could get CO2 bonus/malus system starting in 2009 Xavier Navarro

Photo by toby_2008. Under CCL 2.0 Although more focused on rejuvenating car sales than protecting the environment, Germany has decided on new measures to promote greener cars. Currently, the ...

No Autobahn speed limits? Not so fast say German Social Democrats! Sam Abuelsamid

Just days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently shot down the idea of imposing across the board speed limits on the autobahn, the issue is back. Merkel leads the Christian Democrats who are ...

Get your Geld ready: Germany issues final draft on CO2-based taxes 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Changing the road tax legislation in Germany wasn't an easy thing to do. This tax is managed at the state level, but a nationwide modification will be enforced now that the German federal government has decided to give €9 billion in compensation to the states. The new road tax, like similar ...

Germany could get CO2 bonus/malus system starting in 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by toby_2008. Under CCL 2.0 Although more focused on rejuvenating car sales than protecting the environment, Germany has decided on new measures to promote greener cars. Currently, the measure is not yet fully defined, but this is what Federal Minister of Environmental Affairs Siegmar ...

No Autobahn speed limits? Not so fast say German Social Democrats! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently shot down the idea of imposing across the board speed limits on the autobahn, the issue is back. Merkel leads the Christian Democrats who are in a coalition with the Social Democrats in the German parliament. At the SPD party congress the ...


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