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The "per unit of energy" pricing of liquid fuels is quite appealing as it encourages efficiency. Even when people are using electric cars, efficiency is benefic
by leoedin 4y ago
The "per unit of energy" pricing of liquid fuels is quite appealing as it encourages efficiency. Even when people are using electric cars, efficiency is beneficial.
I wonder if some sort of banded electricity pricing would work - you can consume x kWh at a lower price, and then a surplus tax applies. It's fairly easy to tax public charging. That would still encourage people to seek efficient EVs.
- bhawks 4y agoYou could achieve basically the same result by reading the odometer and giving discounts or premiums based on the make/model of the car. No need to measure/tier electricity usage.
- leoedin 4y agoThat doesn't reward economical driving though. EVs have a very low efficiency penalty for high performance - an EV can be both highly efficient at 55mph and have 400 HP and 3s 0-60 times.