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> Cars should be taxed based on their weight Not against that, but there should be an exception for electric vehicles, because these batteries are heavy.
by r3pl4y 3y ago
> Cars should be taxed based on their weight
Not against that, but there should be an exception for electric vehicles, because these batteries are heavy.
- lukas099 3y agoMaybe an offset, not an exception imo.
- tjoff 3y agoPollution must be taxed as well, and electric vehicles will have an advantage there. No need to unnecessarily dictate technology. We want light cars and we don't want pollution.
- agilob 3y agoHell no, new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric lorry has battery that weights 4500 kg. Add that tyres will wear out much sooner and produce more microplastics pollution killing rivers. 4500 kg is MORE THAN TWO Ford F-150 https://nimbnet.com/news/mercedes-benz-eactros-600-a-long-range-electric-truck/ https://nimbnet.com/news/mercedes-benz-eactros-600-a-long-ra...
- Tade0 3y agoI think that if at all, this exemption should last until 2030 at maximum. The reason is that batteries with densities sufficient to make EVs no heavier than ICEs exist (like https://amprius.com/products/ https://amprius.com/products/ ) but they need investment for production to be scaled up - the 5GWh plant Amprius is planning will go entirely to niche applications, so it's not enough. Meanwhile the Chinese are introducing cars with 700kg+ batteries: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeekr_009 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeekr_009 This is counterproductive.
- kergonath 3y agoAnd yet they suffer from the exact same issues (energy consumption, particles, road wear, etc). What we need to incentivise is small EVs for daily trips, not huge wasteful things like Teslas because their owners have range anxiety for the 2 times a year they do more than 100 km in one trip. The scale does not need to be the same, but in the end heavy EVs are much worse than lighter ones.