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I think that its foolish to over-legislate at this stage in the game. 1. The Hummer EV is not going to do a ton of volume. Compared to other vehicles on the ro
by whalesalad 3y ago
I think that its foolish to over-legislate at this stage in the game.
1. The Hummer EV is not going to do a ton of volume. Compared to other vehicles on the road, esp commercial, it's a drop in the bucket. "in 2022, GMC delivered 854 Hummer EV Pickups. Currently, the cumulative number is 857."
2. People do not consider the weight of the vehicle when purchasing. No one cares. And it's not something we should need to consider. The Rivian (a 'quarter ton' truck) weighs 7,000 lbs, a good 2,000 lbs more than my RAM 1500 (a 'half ton' truck). This is counter intuitive and not obvious to most buyers.
3. Batteries are the problem, but battery tech is truly in its infancy. They will continue to get lighter and more efficient.
Why would we want to penalize the transition to EV with more taxes and fees on owners? Ignore the fact that Hummer owners "can afford it" - what about other EVs? We want more adoption of EVs. We need to figure out another strategy. Manufacturers should carry the burden here because they are the ones producing these heavy vehicles. That is a slippery slope though because again it will stifle innovation.
This will be a messy transition but progress is progress.
- Gigachad 3y ago> People do not consider the weight of the vehicle when purchasing. No one cares. And it's not something we should need to consider. Of course they don’t care. Because it’s only others being hurt. Which is why we need to push the problem back to the source. We shouldn’t allow deadly machines to be operated around urban spaces. If you need one out on the farm, that’s fine. But it’s not appropriate to take in to the city.
- whalesalad 3y agoWho is being hurt? Deadly machines? This is a very unpleasant curmudgeonly take. The context of this discussion is regarding road use and wear and tear.
- Gigachad 3y agoHave you taken a look at the road fatalities in the US recently. People are quite literally being killed at an increasing rate. And these oversized cars are directly more deadly. You might not care about putting lives over appearances. But others do.
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- whalesalad 3y agoI notice that you submitted a link to encourage deflating the tires of large vehicles. > Our aim is to make it impossible to own a huge polluting 4x4 in the world’s urban areas. To do that, we need people everywhere deflating 4x4 tyres, week-in, week-out. absolutely unhinged activities.
- Gigachad 3y agoThe Tyre Extinguishers are doing gods work. Governments are failing to act against car killings which are driven by oversized SUVs and trucks. So some push back from the public is needed. Hopefully the laws soon catch up and ban these vehicles.
- hanszarkov 3y agoSick people
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- etrautmann 3y agoEVs could be treated separately from IC vehicles (e.g., battery weight doesn’t count or something)