sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareEntertainmeonly (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoPlaying devils advocate the average weight of an ev is roughly a 1000lbs more than an equivalent ice car.
minus-squarepingu@piefed.europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe weight of an average truck is roughly 80.000lbs more. Now add a power of 4 to that.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoCommercial vehicle taxes are already scaled by weight and milage.
minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoMy Bolt EV weighs like 3600 pounds, about 400 pounds more than my old ICE Honda Accord. Maybe we should tax vehicles based on manufacturer spec curb weight. That might push demand for smaller, lighter, more efficient cars.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI genuinely agree with this. It would help curb the push for monster trucks with less veiw than abram tanks.
Playing devils advocate the average weight of an ev is roughly a 1000lbs more than an equivalent ice car.
The weight of an average truck is roughly 80.000lbs more. Now add a power of 4 to that.
Commercial vehicle taxes are already scaled by weight and milage.
My Bolt EV weighs like 3600 pounds, about 400 pounds more than my old ICE Honda Accord. Maybe we should tax vehicles based on manufacturer spec curb weight. That might push demand for smaller, lighter, more efficient cars.
I genuinely agree with this. It would help curb the push for monster trucks with less veiw than abram tanks.