sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square171linkfedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down19
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minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoMy Bolt EV weighs like 3600 pounds, about 400 pounds more than my old ICE Honda Accord. Maybe we should tax vehicles based on manufacturer spec curb weight. That might push demand for smaller, lighter, more efficient cars.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI genuinely agree with this. It would help curb the push for monster trucks with less veiw than abram tanks.
My Bolt EV weighs like 3600 pounds, about 400 pounds more than my old ICE Honda Accord. Maybe we should tax vehicles based on manufacturer spec curb weight. That might push demand for smaller, lighter, more efficient cars.
I genuinely agree with this. It would help curb the push for monster trucks with less veiw than abram tanks.