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minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·4 days agoBring in vehicle weight, vehicle displacement, and engine displacement annual fees at the same time. Want an asshole vehicle? Fine, pay extra for your externalities of a heavy vehicle, large engine, and/or large vehicle.
minus-squarestankbucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoIsn’t that already handled by fuel taxes?
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHard to say, I don’t know how EU ETD minimums and individual member states works. That also wouldn’t cover any externality costs from something like a heavy or large EV.
Bring in vehicle weight, vehicle displacement, and engine displacement annual fees at the same time.
Want an asshole vehicle? Fine, pay extra for your externalities of a heavy vehicle, large engine, and/or large vehicle.
Isn’t that already handled by fuel taxes?
Hard to say, I don’t know how EU ETD minimums and individual member states works.
That also wouldn’t cover any externality costs from something like a heavy or large EV.