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Weight of the vehicle is a bad measure. It just leads to bigger cars and effectively worse mileage as can be seen in Europe where weight is factored in. Weight
by legulere 8y ago
Weight of the vehicle is a bad measure. It just leads to bigger cars and effectively worse mileage as can be seen in Europe where weight is factored in. Weight is a bad predictor of what use you get out of a car
- isostatic 8y agoEurope is known for small cars. Road damage is proportional to axel weight to the fourth power. A 1 ton axel should pay 16 times as much for road repair as a 0.5 ton axel.
- uncoder0 8y agoYeah I think the gp didn't quite get that weight would be multiplier on your mileage not a divisor. A 6,000 lb bmw does a lot more road damage than a 1,900 lb lotus.
- isostatic 8y agoAt 1 cent per mile, someone driving a 2400lb nissan versa doing an above average 15,000 miles a year would cost $150 However someone driving a 3500lb Merc e-class for below average 10,000 miles a year would have to pay 4.5c/mile or $450 Buy an F150 or Tesla S class at 4500lb for 10,000 miles a year, you'd pay 12c/mile, or $1200. Then add say 40 cents a gallon to gas tax (in the UK gas tax + sales tax on that gas tax is 314c per gallon) to combat the effects of burning gas, and you get a cost per mile of nissan versa (31mpg) -- 2.3c/mile Merc e-class (25mpg) -- 6c/mile F150 (22mpg) -- 13.8c/mile Tesla S class - 12c/mile With UK gas tax nissan versa (31mpg) -- 11c/mile Merc e-class (25mpg) -- 17c/mile F150 (22mpg) -- 26c/mile Tesla S class - 12c/mile