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Fuelling behaviour change

Nature Energy volume 3, pages 541–542 (2018)Cite this article

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The effectiveness of fuel taxation towards reducing gasoline usage in vehicles has been a subject of debate. Using data from Sweden, which has one of the highest gasoline taxes in the world, research now demonstrates a potential consumer preference for gasoline even at price parity with ethanol.

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