beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1537file-text
arrow-up1537external-linkEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square152fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1429718/evs-are-now-9-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-uk
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoSales tax makes sense to cover roads because a lot of the wear and tear on the roads is caused by the trucks that deliver goods. Even if you bike to the store, you are using the roads in that way.
minus-squareyes_this_time@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoCars sitting in the garage have less impact than cars on the road though. With tolls you can be more targeted. A road in a city has more cost (land and maintenance) and greater externalities (negatively impacts more people)
Sales tax makes sense to cover roads because a lot of the wear and tear on the roads is caused by the trucks that deliver goods. Even if you bike to the store, you are using the roads in that way.
Cars sitting in the garage have less impact than cars on the road though.
With tolls you can be more targeted. A road in a city has more cost (land and maintenance) and greater externalities (negatively impacts more people)