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Same thing is being proposed for NSW. Pathetic really.
by chris_wot 5y ago
Same thing is being proposed for NSW. Pathetic really.
- dylan604 5y agoWhy is it pathetic? As other commenters have stated, the fuel taxes have supposedly been about offsetting infrastructure costs of the roads and not a pollution control (at least in US). All cars need use of the roads whether EV or ICE powered. Personally, I'd rather they actually charged you by requiring odometer readings instead of a generic tax on utilitly fees. Maybe collect that info on your annual inspection vs the over the air telemetry??
- ajmadesc 5y agoHere is a table of vehicle damage levels by size. https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weight-vs-road-damage-levels/ https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weigh...
- sundvor 5y ago"Fat man on freakishly heavy bicycle" => lol, thanks, I'm saving this for next time I hear "pay your reggo". (I _am_ paying on my ICEV, which I'm going to get carbon offsets for soon).
- photojosh 5y agoThe last I can find on the proposal for NSW to do the same is from April [0] yet in June they introduced EV purchases [1] with no mention of a mileage tax. I find it more than a tad ironic that the NSW Liberal (conservative) state government has the best EV incentives while the Victorian Labor ("progressive") has the worst, out of our two most populous states. [0] https://thedriven.io/2021/04/29/perrottet-flags-holistic-approach-to-electric-vehicle-road-tax-in-nsw/ https://thedriven.io/2021/04/29/perrottet-flags-holistic-app... [1] https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/climate-change/net-zero-plan/electric-vehicle-strategy https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/climate-change/net...