TOKYO -- Japanese policymakers will consider changes to a flat local tax on electric vehicles to head off a potential drop in revenue as drivers shift away from more heavily taxed gasoline cars.
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Japan to weigh raising tax on EVs as it fears revenue decline
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The all-electric Porsche Taycan is readied for a test drive near Tokyo. EVs in Japan are taxed at a flat rate. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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