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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs C-1 Appendix C Fuel Tax Vulnerability to Price Changes and Alternative Fuels „ Fuel Tax Vulnerability to Price Changes Figure C.1 shows how the real price of gasoline has fluctuated over the past 28 years in relationship to indicators of the economy.
From page 157...
... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs C-2 further, a trend that may accelerate in coming years with the gradual introduction of alternative fuel vehicles that pay less, or even no, motor fuels taxes."1 Figure C.1 Annual Indices of Real Disposable Income, Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Gross Domestic Product, and Real Average Retail Gasoline Price 1978-2005, 1985 = 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Real Disposable Personal Income Real Gasoline Price Vehicle-Miles Traveled Real GDP 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Sources: Energy Information Administration, Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data and Trends, November 2005.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs C-3 have been used for horsepower improvements in the recent period.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs C-4 NCHRP Study 8-36(23)

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