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I'm saying that people who currently don't drive cars are likely to use the service a lot more. People who drive cars are likely to continue driving cars even
by martinald 9y ago
I'm saying that people who currently don't drive cars are likely to use the service a lot more.
People who drive cars are likely to continue driving cars even if it was free.
You get worst of both worlds: loads more demand and no real reduction in driving.
Why not just tax the actual cars instead of losing 5bn/yr of revenue? If the goal is actually to reduce pollution. Stick a €5000/yr tax on bad diesel cars (and maybe transfer that money directly to a EV subsidy fund). They will vanish tomorrow.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoBeing free overcomes a hell of a lot of other problems when you're talking about the general public. HN isn't nearly as price sensitive as the general public.
- merraksh 9y agoWithout the bad diesel tax, a lot of people choose to commute to work by car because they would end up spending roughly the same as with public transport. The marginal cost of using a car for a 10km five days a week, let's say 60EUR/month, would now compete with 0EUR. For people making 1k/month this is money.