Reports: EU considers higher road toll charges for most polluting vehicles

Madeleine Cuff
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European Commission considering plans for cars and trucks to pay higher road toll charges the more CO2 they emit

The EU is considering linking the amount cars and trucks are charged to use toll roads with the amount of greenhouse gasses they emit. According to Reuters, a proposal from the European Commission is...

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