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Published Nov 04 2009 by Wired: Autopia

Auto Execs Say Raising Gas Tax Will Boost Fuel Efficiency

Auto industry executives aren’t terribly popular these days, and they’ll become less so now that some of them say the best way to boost fuel efficiency is to increase the gas tax.

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