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At some point all of these chargers are going to have to start charging an equivalent to the gas tax to maintain the roads. EVs are heavier than their ICE equi
by protomyth 5y ago
At some point all of these chargers are going to have to start charging an equivalent to the gas tax to maintain the roads. EVs are heavier than their ICE equivalent.
I know some politicians want a mileage fee paid at registration but that is a privacy issue and problematic for low income folks.
- notreallyserio 5y agoIf we double the weight of all passenger vehicles, how would the damage they cause compare to large trucks? IIRC the ratio is currently 1:5000 to 1:10000 but trucks don't pay thousands of times more for registration or tax on fuel.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoI would guess that large trucks don’t drive on a large fraction of the roads, mostly staying limited to highways and stuff like that.
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- protomyth 5y agoNo they don't, but they do pay a use tax on the fuel. Electrics aren't paying anything other than registration.
- notreallyserio 5y agoTotally. I'm just wondering if, given we know they don't currently assign costs appropriately, would they start when electric vehicles become the norm? If not, how far off would they be compared to now?
- ska 5y agoWhile were at it, I've read heavy transport doesn't pay anything like proportional to wear and tear; if so that would seem to be more important to fix, at least at first glance.
- josephcsible 5y agoI'm fine with this as long as the "some point" is when new ICE vehicle registrations are no longer allowed. Until then, we should just raise the gas tax as necessary to keep maintaining the roads.
- protomyth 5y agoWhen electric can actually replace ICE for all uses. They are a long way from that still. If you live in an apartment, the recharge time is still too high for daily rural use or even many needs.
- SilasX 5y agoIt's a completely trivial difference compared to the damage that large trucks do. Damage to the road is proportional to the fourth power of weight per axle. Cars, and even SUVs, with or without a battery, are a rounding error. With that said, yes, there would still need to be some to ensure the roads exist at all, and for the damage that happens irrespective of usage (like from weather, shifting ground, etc).