Subj : Re: EVs
To   : unc0nnected
From : Spectre
Date : Thu Oct 26 2023 17:55:00

 un> Tacking on to this note, an interesting aspect about EV's is that they
 un> typically weight significantly more than ICE cars no?  Would this result
 un> in more wear and tear on the roads, resulting in more spent on

They also tend to be harder on tyres too.. I suspect the wear and tear on
roads they're considering are suburban streets where you're not normally
going to see anything more than maybe an 8ton truck rarely... while the extra
weight in the EV on an ongoing basis will contribute significantly more.

 un> So how are they planning on implementing that tax?  Do they send someone
 un> to check on your odometer and then tax you based on the mileage?

I have no idea.. and it gets more interesting... Apparently charging a km
rate for travel is somehow against our "constitution".  No idea how that came
about it just popped up in the news, at the same time, I think its 2 or 3
states have been charging said tax already the last couple of years.

Our registration requirements vary wildly from state to state here, so it'll
probably be every man for himself for some time until someone figures out a
way to make it work.  Some require inspections and roadworthys yearly others
only on transfer and everything else is just as wacky.  If they wanted to
check the Km's traveled for some it would just be a matter of read the
odometer at inspection, others I have no idea.  A flat charge per vehicle
would probably be the next thing that they try. Of course that'll penalise
some and others will get off cheap.

Spec


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