@jeffw to TechnologyEnglish • 8 months agoRepublicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoptionwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square322arrow-up1901arrow-down130
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-4•8 months agoRoads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.
minus-square@JoshuaFalkenlinkEnglish2•8 months agoElectricity isn’t critical? In terms of road costs, the vehicle being electric or combustion isn’t particularly relevant in a country where the most popular vehicle crosses the scales above 4,000 pounds.
Who pays for the roads?
People that pay the tax on gasoline.
Roads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.
Electricity isn’t critical?
In terms of road costs, the vehicle being electric or combustion isn’t particularly relevant in a country where the most popular vehicle crosses the scales above 4,000 pounds.