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AFAIK in many countries there is also the double whammy of heavy electric cars eroding the roadways a lot more, but not paying for the increased maintenance cos
by vkoskiv 3y ago
AFAIK in many countries there is also the double whammy of heavy electric cars eroding the roadways a lot more, but not paying for the increased maintenance costs with petrol tax.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoIn the UK, road maintenance is paid for by income tax, though reduced fuel duty will affect public finances. However, fuel duty has been frozen for a number of years, so it doesn't look like the Tories want to stop people sitting in cars. The road damage from EVs hardly matters compared to HGVs, buses and the biggest vehicles. Road damage is roughly proportional to the fourth power of weight, so cars aren't responsible for most of it. This can be verified by looking at bus stops and invariably the road surface is damaged by the bus stopping and starting there. A similar effect can be seen at traffic lights.
- yrro 3y ago> road maintenance is paid for by income tax Isn't it funded through general taxation? Income tax, NI, dividend tax, duties, capital gains tax, VAT and so on all go into one pot out of which comes some money for the highways agency (who maintain major roads) and local authorities (who maintain minor roads).