Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoRepublicans propose taxing EVs at 10x the rate gas cars pay, increasing deficitelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down12
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans propose taxing EVs at 10x the rate gas cars pay, increasing deficitelectrek.coSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago Let’s say you get 50K miles out of a set of tires. Note that most EVs get nowhere near that. The faster acceleration, higher torque, and heavier weight chew through tires. So a flat tax on tires would results in EV owners paying more even though they don’t damage the road significantly more than petrol vehicles.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago even though they don’t damage the road significantly more than petrol vehicles Doubt
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoMost road damage comes from large vehicles like trucks and busses.
Note that most EVs get nowhere near that. The faster acceleration, higher torque, and heavier weight chew through tires.
So a flat tax on tires would results in EV owners paying more even though they don’t damage the road significantly more than petrol vehicles.
Doubt
Most road damage comes from large vehicles like trucks and busses.