TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agoIt would certainly work for the places where the vast majority of people live, ie. Metros
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year 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-down4·1 year agoAs far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThe quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year 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.