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Not a disagreement, but `weight/tax curve on vehicle registrations` would disproportionately impact electric vehicles because of the weight of the batteries bei
by falcolas 2y ago
Not a disagreement, but `weight/tax curve on vehicle registrations` would disproportionately impact electric vehicles because of the weight of the batteries being included in their GVW.
There's the argument that they shouldn't be on the road due to their higher weight, but I'll disagree with that line of argument in advance.
- waynesonfire 2y agothat sounds live a desirable property given the loss of tax revenue on gas.
- falcolas 2y agoThere's definitely a gap to be filled there, but one lump sum yearly is a much bigger burden than a few cents every week or so.
- alistairSH 2y agoYep, there's a balance there somewhere and I haven't done anywhere near enough research to have a strong opinion. So, I'd tend to fall back on "mass is dangerous" when it comes to vehicles, regardless of ICE or EV. And my primary goal is making walking, cycling, or using alternative transportation (electric scooters, etc) more viable. Tangent: I'd love to replace my wife's BMW 2-series with a lightweight EV. Like an electric Miata or similar. But no such thing exists. :sad-trombone: The BMW is a porker - 3500lbs or so - beating that with an EV should be easy. It's our second car, so range could be a bit lower than some current offerings. No need for 300 mile range on a car that's primarily used to make 10 mile round-trips to the office during the week and 40 mile round-trips to family/friend's homes on the weekends.