An autobloggreen post reported that NYC is copying London's Congestion Charge, i.e. levying a tax per car that enters the city. It goes not to explain how it works:
"he congestion charging zone would be in effect in Manhattan south of 60th Street between 6 am and 6 pm Monday-Friday. Cars will be charged $8 daily, trucks will be charged $21 daily ($7 if it's a low-emission vehicle) when entering the zone and there would be a $1 surcharge for vehicles without EZ-Pass readers. Weekends, evenings and early mornings remain free. Moreover, each taxi ride will be surcharged by $1 for trips that start and/or end in the designated zone. Motorcycles and scooters will have to pay $4. Big Apple drivers can also look forward to increased metered parking rates and residents won't be able exempt from the parking tax, although there will be a residential parking program. What do we get for the cost? The Council committed the estimated revenue of $491 million for transit improvements."London was the first to come up with such a tax to encourage people to use public transport or at least use greener vehicles. Vehicles using alternative fuel or energy can hope to get a reduction or exhemption on this tax. One more incentive for buying EVs
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