Metal
2nd October 2007, 16:08
Europe and Japan do not use fuel economy standards to any significant degree, but instead rely principally on high taxes to reduce gas consumption.
Their average tax i is more than $2 per gallon, while in the US federal gas taxes are only 18 Euro per gallon and average state taxes 22 Euro per gallon. Higher prices at the pump resulting from higher taxes increase consumer demand for cars with better fuel economy. They also encourage consumers to reduce their driving. Research shows that federal taxes on gasoline would have to increase by a bit less than 50 euro per gallon to cut gasoline consumption in the US. Although a 50 Euro increase is a lot compared with the present average total tax of 40 Euro, it would raise retail gas prices to only a little more than $2 per gallon, tax included. This is far below prices in Europe and Japan. Even if federal taxes on gas were doubled, US retail gas prices would still be much below those in other developed nations.
91. According to the passage, efforts have been made —.
A) to compare the levels of fuel consumption as well as fuel prices in Europe
B) to assess what price increases would lead to a significant reduction in fuel consumption in the US
C) to give more appeal to public transport
D) to establish what vehicle types consume less fuel
E) to develop fuel-efficient vehicles for sale in the US
92. It is clear from the passage that Japan's strategy to keep fuel consumption down —.
A) Depends largely on the high taxation of fuel
B) has been greatly criticized by the public
C) has not been as effective as was originally envisaged
D) has set an example that Europe is now adopting
E) has had no effect upon the country's car production technologies
93. According to the passage, the combined federal and state taxes on gas in the US —.
A) have exceeded those currently in use in Europe
B) are so high that they have forced Japanese car manufacturers to change their production strategies
C) have become a major public concern
D) have suddenly caused fuel prices to rise sharply
E) amount to much less than the tax paid in Japan
94. We learn from the passage that one effect of higher taxes on fuel ----.
A) has been a great deal of uneasiness and even anger among consumers
B) has been a noticeable drop in car sales everywhere
C) has been to draw attention to a much wider range of energy sources
D) is an increased demand for vehicles which consume less fuel
E) is that Europe's production of fuel-economy vehicles has increased remarkably
95. One point stressed in the passage is that fuel prices in the US, ----.
A) which include both federal and state taxes, are expected to rise considerably
B) which have been increasing steadily for quite some time now, have almost equaled those in Japan and even Europe
C) even if the taxes were to be increased considerably, would still be much lower than in other industrialized countries
D) which have not risen for a long time, seem likely to remain stable
E) where consumers go for cars with better fuel
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Their average tax i is more than $2 per gallon, while in the US federal gas taxes are only 18 Euro per gallon and average state taxes 22 Euro per gallon. Higher prices at the pump resulting from higher taxes increase consumer demand for cars with better fuel economy. They also encourage consumers to reduce their driving. Research shows that federal taxes on gasoline would have to increase by a bit less than 50 euro per gallon to cut gasoline consumption in the US. Although a 50 Euro increase is a lot compared with the present average total tax of 40 Euro, it would raise retail gas prices to only a little more than $2 per gallon, tax included. This is far below prices in Europe and Japan. Even if federal taxes on gas were doubled, US retail gas prices would still be much below those in other developed nations.
91. According to the passage, efforts have been made —.
A) to compare the levels of fuel consumption as well as fuel prices in Europe
B) to assess what price increases would lead to a significant reduction in fuel consumption in the US
C) to give more appeal to public transport
D) to establish what vehicle types consume less fuel
E) to develop fuel-efficient vehicles for sale in the US
92. It is clear from the passage that Japan's strategy to keep fuel consumption down —.
A) Depends largely on the high taxation of fuel
B) has been greatly criticized by the public
C) has not been as effective as was originally envisaged
D) has set an example that Europe is now adopting
E) has had no effect upon the country's car production technologies
93. According to the passage, the combined federal and state taxes on gas in the US —.
A) have exceeded those currently in use in Europe
B) are so high that they have forced Japanese car manufacturers to change their production strategies
C) have become a major public concern
D) have suddenly caused fuel prices to rise sharply
E) amount to much less than the tax paid in Japan
94. We learn from the passage that one effect of higher taxes on fuel ----.
A) has been a great deal of uneasiness and even anger among consumers
B) has been a noticeable drop in car sales everywhere
C) has been to draw attention to a much wider range of energy sources
D) is an increased demand for vehicles which consume less fuel
E) is that Europe's production of fuel-economy vehicles has increased remarkably
95. One point stressed in the passage is that fuel prices in the US, ----.
A) which include both federal and state taxes, are expected to rise considerably
B) which have been increasing steadily for quite some time now, have almost equaled those in Japan and even Europe
C) even if the taxes were to be increased considerably, would still be much lower than in other industrialized countries
D) which have not risen for a long time, seem likely to remain stable
E) where consumers go for cars with better fuel
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