I am not a civil engineer, but it's frequently cited in these discussions that road damage goes up as a function of the 4th power of vehicle weight[0]. A Rivia

I am not a civil engineer, but it's frequently cited in these discussions that road damage goes up as a function of the 4th power of vehicle weight[0]. A Rivian R1T has a curb weight of 7148lbs [1], a 4wd Chevy Silverado 1500 has a curb weight of 4826 lbs [2]. I think an increased registration fee is more than fair. Hell, do it for all vehicles if you want to make it really fair. We drive far larger vehicles in the US than necessary. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law [1] https://www.caranddriver.com/rivian/r1t/specs https://www.caranddriver.com/rivian/r1t/specs [2] https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/silverado-1500/specs https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/silverado-1500/specs