sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 天前Congress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down16
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 天前message-square111linkfedilink
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 天前Playing devils advocate the average weight of an ev is roughly a 1000lbs more than an equivalent ice car.
minus-squarepingu@piefed.europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 天前The weight of an average truck is roughly 80.000lbs more. Now add a power of 4 to that.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 天前Commercial vehicle taxes are already scaled by weight and milage.
minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 天前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.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 天前Only in the US where people demand stupid battery packs because of range anxiety because they can’t do math.
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.
Only in the US where people demand stupid battery packs because of range anxiety because they can’t do math.