• Policy

        • Viet Nam

        • 2025

        Road vehicles - Passenger cars - Limit of fuel consumption and method for evaluation - Draft

        Viet Nam has sent a notification to the WTO indicating that this draft in currently under consultation. The text was proposed to be adopted in June 2025 and to entry into force in August 2025. The draft provides a framework for assessing the average fuel consumption of a vehicle fleet for both manufacturers and importers, including specific calculation methodologies for various vehicle types like internal combustion, hybrid, and electric cars. The standards also detail reporting requirements and procedures for ensuring compliance with these fuel efficiency targets. 

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        • Ireland

        • 2022

        Road Haulage Strategy 2022-2032

        Published in 2023, Ireland’s Road Haulage Strategy 2022 – 2031 sets out the measures needed to deliver on key objectives for the industry, including decarbonisation. Key measures include reaching a minimum of 30 percent of all new Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle sales (bus and truck) to be zero-emission by 2030, as well as increasing the use of renewable fuels as a transitional measure, made possible by the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation Scheme. Other actions include exploring the potential for operational and digital efficiencies, as well as freight consolidation and road usage charging.

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        • New Zealand

        • 2016

        Road User Charges exemption for light vehicles

        On 22 September 2016, the RUC exemption for light electric vehicles was extended until 31 December 2021. This will save the average electric vehicle driver approximately $600 per vehicle each year.

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        • New Zealand

        • 2017

        Road User Charges exemption for heavy vehicles

        The Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Act introduced a RUC exemption for heavy electric vehicles. This will result in significant savings for heavy electric vehicle drivers. This exemption took effect from 1 September 2017.

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        • Austria

        • 1997

        Road Pricing

        To better utilise the available infrastructure of motorways and express ways and to improve traffic distribution, a road pricing system has been set up. In 1997 an annual fee for motor vehicles to use motorways and express ways was introduced. This fee is paid via the purchase of a sticker (vignette) which has to be stuck onto the windscreen. The price of the vignette in 2019 is € 89.20 for passenger vehicles. For motor vehicles exceeding 3.5 tonnes, a toll depending on mileage was introduced in 2004. The rates are updated annually on the ASFINAG website.

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        • Sweden

        • 1990

        Road Transport Fuel and Vehicle Taxes

        In Sweden, taxation of road traffic is an important element of transport policy, providing an instrument to influence the composition and turnover of the motor vehicle fleet, thus improving its average fuel efficiency. Since 1991, the tax on petrol and diesel includes a carbon dioxide tax. A VAT was imposed on petrol in 1990, and has since been raised to 25%. Sweden also levies sales tax, annual vehicle tax and user charges. Sales taxes are levied on light vehicles only. The annual vehicle tax is differentiated according to vehicle weight and fuel. Only heavy goods vehicles are charged so-called…

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        • Italy

        • 1991

        Road tax

        The road tax is due from the owner in reason for the possession of the vehicle. In a limited number of cases (mopeds, mini-car), the fee is due in reason of its circulation on roads and public areas. The road tax on cars and motorcycles is due regularly from year to year, independently from the use of it on public roads. Possession is presumed according to the statement by the Vehicles Public Registry (Pra) for all vehicles subject to registration. Vehicle taxation is proportional to engine power and is equal to 2.58/kW per year for unleaded gasoline…

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        • Nigeria

        • 2016

        Roadmap for the growth and development of Nigerian mining industry

        To diversify economic activity and export composition, the government launched the Roadmap for Solid Minerals in 2016 with the purpose of increasing mining’s contribution to GDP to 10% by 2026. The plan is divided into three phases: rebuilding the market confidence and win over domestic users of imported industrial minerals; focussing on expanding domestic processing industry; and seeking to return to global markets and a market competitive price point.Even though not all of them are a direct result of the policy, currently, there are various incentives for the investment in the mining sector. One is the Tax Holiday…

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        • Sri Lanka

        • 2023

        National Hydrogen Roadmap

        Roadmap includes plans to export hydrogen derivatives by 2030

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        • Colombia

        • 2024

        Sustainable Aviation Fuels Roadmap

        Roadmap defines 30 actions across three pillars and five strategic action areas designed to guide efforts towards meeting the national aspirations. Aspirations for 2035 and 2050 are respectively 100 and 450 million gallons of SAF

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