jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoRepublicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoptionwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square310fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarespyd3r@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoGood, the taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing rich peoples tech toys.
minus-squarespyd3r@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoRoads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 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.
minus-squarefuzzzerd@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoPeople that pay the tax on gasoline.
Good, the taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing rich peoples tech toys.
Who pays for the roads?
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.
People that pay the tax on gasoline.