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I like this point, my mind immediately goes to "swap your ICE for an EV or an e-bike and $20k". I honestly think that deal is so good you'd see car theft spike.
by camgunz 3y ago
I like this point, my mind immediately goes to "swap your ICE for an EV or an e-bike and $20k". I honestly think that deal is so good you'd see car theft spike. Maybe that's fine? We're in wild times haha.
- ben0x539 3y agoAdmittedly I drove a pretty worthless car, but when I moved to a denser city and stopped driving, something like "swap your car for a lifetime public transportation pass" would have been really, really tempting, too.
- camgunz 3y agoDamn that's a good idea
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoSome cities introducing low emissions zones have done exactly this for poorer residents with older ICE cars. They get cash bonuses plus mass transit passes, vouchers for car shares etc.. Annex 1 of this document lists and links to various things that are in place in various cities around the world: https://cleancitiescampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Win-win_5-fast-and-fair-solutions-for-cleaning-up-urban-transport.pdf https://cleancitiescampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/W...