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At some point we’ll switch to mileage taxes, which make more sense for infrastructure upkeep. Gas taxes were only ever a rough proxy for “how much do hou use ro
by brookst 2y ago
At some point we’ll switch to mileage taxes, which make more sense for infrastructure upkeep. Gas taxes were only ever a rough proxy for “how much do hou use roads and bridges.”
- pfannkuchen 2y agoHow do you track how far everyone drives to tax them correctly?
- AlgorithmicTime 2y ago[dead]
- KeplerBoy 2y agoThe same way we track how much electricity households use from the grid. By using a (smart) meter.
- brookst 2y agoThere are a bunch of technical solutions, from certified shops you stop by once a year to networked cars. Implementation is the easiest part of this change.
- xeromal 2y agoMany cars are already "smogged". Would be trivial to record their mileage year to year at the same time. Require a "smog" for EVs and record their mileage and maybe scan their BMS for any faults.
- toast0 2y agoRequire a mileage readout when renewing registration, and when sold.