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The only diesel "subsidy" I am familiar with is colored fuel, which exempts the road tax for off-road vehicles. A pickup truck would not be eligible to use such
by randomdata 4y ago
The only diesel "subsidy" I am familiar with is colored fuel, which exempts the road tax for off-road vehicles. A pickup truck would not be eligible to use such fuel as it is deemed an on-road vehicle. Maybe there is some other subsidy in your jurisdiction?
- bombcar 4y agoThey're probably imagining a truck that never leaves the farm but even then in most jurisdictions you can't run red-dye in it (though nobody will ever catch you). And if you never leave the property than you can get one of those electric cart things I guess.
- RhysU 4y agoThat was indeed what I meant. Lightning vs old red-dye rust bucket farm truck never on the road (wink). The latter seems like it has to be wildly more economical over a full lifetime.
- bombcar 4y agoThe rust bucket is gonna win every single time no matter what, because it already exists and is cheap as hell, so even if it has more costs and emissions when running, it still will be a win over a brand new truck.
- randomdata 4y agoSuch a truck doesn't get much use. Even if you broke the law I'd think you'd be hard pressed, at least based on the road tax rate in my jurisdiction, to save more than tens of dollars each year. Hardly makes a difference and certainly not worth the risk for trying. But you're right that because such vehicles are barely used they start life on the farm as old beaters. That's what I was meaning when I said that the Lighting is too expensive to be a farm truck. Aside from cost, though, they otherwise look quite ideal for the task.
- bombcar 4y agoI wouldn’t be surprised to see them doing the task years from now - 20% battery left wouldn’t be an issue and by then probably easier to buy a new one.