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But isn’t it the weight that does more damage to the roads that the taxes are intended to pay for?
the weight does damage yes, but the lionshare of road damage is caused by shipping trucks because they are magnitudes heavier than a civilian vehicle while loaded. It's the reason truck weigh stations exist
…and a weight based tax would put the lion’s share of the tax burden on shipping trucks.
I think we’re in agreement here?
Do you think an electric car that weighs 1000lbs more than similar ICE cars is doing that much more damage to the road? And compare the damage cars, suvs, etc, would do versus box trucks, tractor-trailers, etc. There is no comparison to the damages between the two classes of vehicles. While true, an SUV will do more damage to the road than an econobox hatchback, even combined they don't equal the damage a fully loaded tractor-trailer will do.
I’m not sure your point here. It sounds argumentative but in fact I think we agree?
I think the damage is proportional to the weight so taxing based on weight makes sense.
Their point is even if there's a 1000 lb. difference here or there, it's not gonna make any significant difference to road wear.
Only when you get to 40-80k lb. commercial vehicles does it make a significant difference.
It also does not compensate at all for the fact that some small EVs weigh 3500lbs. while a Chevy Suburban weighs 6k lbs.
Yeah. Car registration pays for road maintenance. EVs are still paying for that.
No, EV taxes are intended to compensate for loss of road taxes that are imposed on gasoline. The problem is it's a flat fee. So if you're like me and live in Texas and drive a normal-sized 3600lb. Model 3, you pay the same (patently-insane) fee as a 9k Hummer EV.
I just didn't renew my registration. Cops around here don't do shit anyway.