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I keep seeing the _right_ claim the _left_ is coming for my truck with increased taxes based on weight. My 2018 GMC 1500 Crew Cab 6.5ft bed Light Truck weighs ~
by vuln 4y ago
I keep seeing the _right_ claim the _left_ is coming for my truck with increased taxes based on weight. My 2018 GMC 1500 Crew Cab 6.5ft bed Light Truck weighs ~5,300 lbs.
I looked at the weight of some of these EVs and yikes 2,900 lbs for just the battery pack? 1.5 TONS? WeW.
I'm all for higher taxation on heavy and commercial vehicles to help with road maintenance and up keep. That being said I only drive my truck when needed <1k miles / year. I wouldn't even have the truck but where I live, the lack of access to rentals and friends with trucks. It's a need even though not needed often.
- bwindels 4y ago> I looked at the weight of some of these EVs and yikes 2,900 lbs for just the battery pack? 1.5 TONS? WeW. That's the weight of the Hummer battery pack though. I think around 500kg is the more the norm, with a total curb weight of around 1500kg.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoIf weight taxes increase linearly in order to distribute road wear, heavy vehicles are a steal. The rule of thumb is that road wear increases scale with respect to the fourth power[1][2] of vehicle weight. Taxing at a linear rate would disproportionately affect lighter vehicles. 1. ! 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AASHO_Road_Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AASHO_Road_Test