• snooggums@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    The larger vehicles tend to get worse mileage and thus pay more taxes on gasoline/diesel that are used for roads without the government needing to track mileage.

    Electric cars, which are heavier than comparable ICE cars, throw a wrench in the fuel paying for roads concept.

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      5 months ago

      Yes, but the increase in fuel cost per unit mass is not proportional to the increase in road wear, which is exponential and absolutely massive in commercial use. Hugely important fact that plays into my opinion that vehicle size should be taxed.

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        5 months ago

        I didn’t say it was a perfect system, just that the system does collect more taxes on heavier vehicles already.