jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoRepublicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoptionwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square319fedilinkarrow-up1899arrow-down129
arrow-up1870arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoptionwww.theverge.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square319fedilink
minus-squarespyd3rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down33·6 months agoGood, the taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing rich peoples tech toys.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoWho pays for the roads?
minus-squarefuzzzerd@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoPeople that pay the tax on gasoline.
minus-squarespyd3rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·6 months agoRoads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoElectricity isn’t critical? In terms of road costs, the vehicle being electric or combustion isn’t particularly relevant in a country where the most popular vehicle crosses the scales above 4,000 pounds.
Good, the taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing rich peoples tech toys.
Who pays for the roads?
People that pay the tax on gasoline.
Roads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.
Electricity isn’t critical?
In terms of road costs, the vehicle being electric or combustion isn’t particularly relevant in a country where the most popular vehicle crosses the scales above 4,000 pounds.