sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down16
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square86linkfedilink
minus-squareEntertainmeonly (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoPlaying devils advocate the average weight of an ev is roughly a 1000lbs more than an equivalent ice car.
minus-squarepingu@piefed.europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThe weight of an average truck is roughly 80.000lbs more. Now add a power of 4 to that.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoCommercial vehicle taxes are already scaled by weight and milage.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoOnly in the US where people demand stupid battery packs because of range anxiety because they can’t do math.
Playing devils advocate the average weight of an ev is roughly a 1000lbs more than an equivalent ice car.
The weight of an average truck is roughly 80.000lbs more. Now add a power of 4 to that.
Commercial vehicle taxes are already scaled by weight and milage.
Only in the US where people demand stupid battery packs because of range anxiety because they can’t do math.