Are tax exemptions for electric cars an efficient climate policy measure?

Geir H. Bjertnæs ()
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Geir H. Bjertnæs: Statistics Norway, https://www.ssb.no/en/forskning/ansatte

Discussion Papers from Statistics Norway, Research Department

Abstract: This study finds that the welfare gain, excluding environmental effects, generated by increasing the Norwegian tax rate on purchase of electric cars from 8 to 37 percent amounts to approximately 5500- 6500 NOK (or 680-820 euro) per ton increase in GHG emissions in the long run. Substantial tax exemptions implies that reallocation from electric cars towards petrol and diesel powered cars generates a tax revenue gain of more than 40 billion NOK, which amounts to almost 10 percent of government consumption in 2007.

Keywords: Taxation; Electric cars; CO2 emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 Q54 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05
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