TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square115fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·2 years agoIt would certainly work for the places where the vast majority of people live, ie. Metros
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoGreat, but punishing everyone who doesn’t live in a metro by taxing personal vehicles out of existence would be assinine.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·2 years agoAs far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoThe quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoOriginal commenter here: We need the vast majority of personal vehicles to be phased out, please. Obviously, electric vehicles are a stop-gap, but they’re also part of the problem.
It would certainly work for the places where the vast majority of people live, ie. Metros
Great, but punishing everyone who doesn’t live in a metro by taxing personal vehicles out of existence would be assinine.
As far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
The quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
Original commenter here:
We need the vast majority of personal vehicles to be phased out, please.
Obviously, electric vehicles are a stop-gap, but they’re also part of the problem.