Re:In California, Electric Cars Outpace Plugs, and Sparks Fly
by URSpider94 on Sunday October 11, 2015 @11:10AM
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Just because we need trucks doesn't mean that we should subsidize them. If trucks paid their fair share of road repair costs, then those costs would be allocated into the costs of goods and services accordingly, while gas and fuel taxes on personal vehicles could decrease. One might argue that this is a more "fair" distribution of costs.
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Re:In California, Electric Cars Outpace Plugs, and Sparks Fly
by klipt on Sunday October 11, 2015 @01:38PM
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Do we really need all those trucks? Trains can ship goods, and rail is much cheaper to maintain than roads.
Re:In California, Electric Cars Outpace Plugs, and Sparks Fly
by gohrt on Sunday October 11, 2015 @02:09PM
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There is no train station at my house.
Re:In California, Electric Cars Outpace Plugs, and Sparks Fly
by masklinn on Sunday October 11, 2015 @02:33PM
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Trucks don't come to your house either.
But more to the point, actual trucking costs would increase the appeal of trains for long haul, while keeping trucks (possibly smaller) for shorter hops between train depots and distribution centers (aka stores).