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>> Does Utah give people with small 3000lb gas cars a tax break, and penalize 5,000lb pickup truck owners? Yes, if your car has less weight you use less gas an

by henry2023 3y ago

>> Does Utah give people with small 3000lb gas cars a tax break, and penalize 5,000lb pickup truck owners? Yes, if your car has less weight you use less gas and therefore have a “tax break” compared to the guy on the 5,000lb truck. >> EVs start to get popular and suddenly now everyone's very concerned about...road wear? Would it be better to ignore the problem?

Robotbeat 3y ago
Yes, in the near term it absolutely would because we need to decarbonize transport. Or put another way, fuel taxes are an impromptu way of taxing the huge externalities of ICE vehicles in terms of carbon emissions and exhaust, and unless those taxes are increased, adding special EV-only fees and taxes (which many states already have at much higher rates than the state fuel tax) will actually do the opposite, effectively negating this taxation of externalities that already exists.
542354234235 3y ago
> Would it be better to ignore the problem? Would it be better to focus on the larger problem, rather than distract with a symbolic but ultimately meaningless and punitive "solution"? Yes, it would be better to ignore it for now and focus on adjusting the gas tax to properly reflect how fuel efficiency increases allow for less and less gas to be bought for heavier and heavier weight. To skip over everything noted in the OP comment that hasn't been done to have ICE drivers "pay their fair share" only to then to focus on the tiny minority of EV drivers rings pretty hollow. >if your car has less weight you use less gas and therefore have a “tax break” compared to the guy on the 5,000lb truck. What if you have an older and less fuel efficient car? Why should new car buyers get a tax break vs older car owners when it is vehicle weight that is doing the road damage? Would it be better to ignore the problem?

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>> Does Utah give people with small 3000lb gas cars a tax break, and penalize 5,000lb pickup truck owners? Yes, if your car has less weight you use less gas an

by henry2023 3y ago

Robotbeat 3y ago
Yes, in the near term it absolutely would because we need to decarbonize transport. Or put another way, fuel taxes are an impromptu way of taxing the huge externalities of ICE vehicles in terms of carbon emissions and exhaust, and unless those taxes are increased, adding special EV-only fees and taxes (which many states already have at much higher rates than the state fuel tax) will actually do the opposite, effectively negating this taxation of externalities that already exists.
542354234235 3y ago
> Would it be better to ignore the problem? Would it be better to focus on the larger problem, rather than distract with a symbolic but ultimately meaningless and punitive "solution"? Yes, it would be better to ignore it for now and focus on adjusting the gas tax to properly reflect how fuel efficiency increases allow for less and less gas to be bought for heavier and heavier weight. To skip over everything noted in the OP comment that hasn't been done to have ICE drivers "pay their fair share" only to then to focus on the tiny minority of EV drivers rings pretty hollow. >if your car has less weight you use less gas and therefore have a “tax break” compared to the guy on the 5,000lb truck. What if you have an older and less fuel efficient car? Why should new car buyers get a tax break vs older car owners when it is vehicle weight that is doing the road damage? Would it be better to ignore the problem?