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Chinese Carmakers Call for 25% Tax on Large European Cars (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (5 children)

How about a 1% tax for every 100lbs the vehicle weighs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That would be good, but it should rampup exponentally the heavier the vehicle is. So say a 3000lb vehicle is 50% tax, a 6000lb vehicle should be MUCH higher, maybe 500% or so. Make it really worth while to reduce weight, which is of course the number one issue for the safety of people outside of the car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I agree. Cars should be taxed by weight. The heavier the vehicle the more wear and tear it causes to the infrastructure, and also the deadlier it is in a collusion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Cars go heavier but carrying the same number of passengers. Something ain't right.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But add an exception for EVs since they're heavier. We need cheaper EVs, not more expensive ones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We also need smaller EVs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely, but EVs still would be affected disproportionately since the battery weighs a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They could get a bonus or a factor. But I wouldn’t completely exempt them.