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Tax vehicles by weight, regardless of powertrain. Maybe charge extra for ICE. Offer tax rebates for professionals who can justify using a large vehicle for at l
by rglullis 3y ago
Tax vehicles by weight, regardless of powertrain. Maybe charge extra for ICE. Offer tax rebates for professionals who can justify using a large vehicle for at least 120 days in the year.
- sumoboy 3y agoCharge extra for EV, they shouldn't be excluded either. A Telsa plaid weighs in at nearly 5000 lbs. In the US there are tax benefits to having a car weighing over 6000 lbs like giant SUV's.
- rglullis 3y agoI am not excluding EV. I am saying "tax by weight regardless of powertrain and slap an extra charge on top of it if it is an ICE"
- pkolaczk 3y agoWhy slap additional charge on top if it is ICE? Some ICE cars emit less CO2 over their lifetime than EVs, especially when driven only in city, on short distances, in which case the lower CO2 emissions from driving don't offset much higher manufacturing emissions of EV. Also ICE cars cause less pollution from tire wear.
- rglullis 3y agoBecause we don't enact policy based on "some" cases and it's not just about CO2, we want to stop depending on fossil fuels. > especially when driven only in city, on short distances In the city and for short distances, cars could/should be banned outright, and force the US to transition to multi-mode and increased adoption of public transit.
- frumper 3y agoProfessionals using a larger vehicle for work should already be getting a tax break on the entire vehicle. If they don't, it sounds like it's just a personal vehicle.
- lwn 3y agoCars in the Netherlands are taxed by weight (combined with fuel type). This doesn't prevent people from buying bigger and bigger cars.