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In Australia we do pay more for vehicle registration, but only a little, and number of engine cylinders is used as a proxy. Also, taxes make up about half our
by TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
In Australia we do pay more for vehicle registration, but only a little, and number of engine cylinders is used as a proxy.
Also, taxes make up about half our fuel price, so heavy vehicles tend to pay more tax.
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoBelgium does (did?) the same. Engine size was the number one driver of tax. Then turbos came along and engines started to shrink, so tax went down. As an answer to that CO2 taxes were introduced. Then companies started to aim for <= 99 gram CO2 / km, with super-small diesels. But then the report of VW's number fudging came along which caused a shift towards gas again. I don't know now how it works today, with EVs and small gas ICEs with big turbos etc. I do know that they mandate DEF on diesel cars, and OPF on gas cars.