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Re:Tesla envy grips Germany’s giants by PanMan on Monday September 05, 2016 @10:51AM (#12430604)
but, at least in the Netherlands, they are taxed way differently. I also heard people that leased them, and in the end the price over a few years is comparable to a €30K car, not another €100K car.
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Re:Tesla envy grips Germany’s giants by kgwgk on Monday September 05, 2016 @01:09PM (#12431264)
Yes, I understand that. I just pointed out that the reason is not that the Mercedes is heavy and the Tesla light.
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Re:Tesla envy grips Germany’s giants by boulos on Monday September 05, 2016 @01:45PM (#12431408)
Presumably this comes from the fuel efficiency per manufacturer fleet, which tends to discourage heavier vehicles as they usually are less fuel efficient. So heavier, more polluting vehicle counts against you not strictly heavier.
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