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Feds Killed Polestar and Spared Volvo. That Should Terrify You (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I heard about that, and that's crazy. You gotta love all that freedom. 🤥
I don't drive nearly that much either.
I understand the logic of the tax on gas to pay for roads, but here an EV is taxed less because it pollutes less. USA needs more of that.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Realistically we should be taxing by weight and miles driven as the former causes the most damage to the roads. At that point the propulsion type and efficiency don’t really matter. EVs actually would be taxed more given that they’re heavier, but it’d also proportionately tax trucks and larger vehicles correctly at that point.

You could easily implement it with a yearly odometer reading with your registration or inspection and every car has a GVWR registered with it.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

How about just metering charging infrastructure and taxing by the kilowatt hr? Power consumed is directly proportional to the weight, distance, and rate of travel. A simple mandate that all home charging stations have to have a wireless or remote-readable meter attached, and all public fast-chargers are taxed by KWh. Easy, simple, and nearly frictionless.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Yes that would be fair, but IMO there should be an environment tax on gas.