@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down140
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minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoEasy. Slap on an annual registration fee directly proportional to weight. Shit, just make it half the sale weight of the car for any non-EV, and half that again for EVs. Peg the ratio to inflation after that.
minus-square@duffman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoWeight should absolutely be a factor in registration fees. Between road damage, their environmental cost, and danger they pose it’s a no brainer.
Easy. Slap on an annual registration fee directly proportional to weight. Shit, just make it half the sale weight of the car for any non-EV, and half that again for EVs. Peg the ratio to inflation after that.
Weight should absolutely be a factor in registration fees. Between road damage, their environmental cost, and danger they pose it’s a no brainer.