How automakers can drive electrified vehicle sales and profitability

Re:How automakers can drive electrified vehicle sales and pr... by prostoalex on Friday February 03, 2017 @12:44AM (#13557991)

States already rely on a variety of revenue sources, such as vehicle registration fees and tolls, in addition to gasoline taxes.

Ultimately I don't see how one could institute a fair system without converting all roads to toll roads (perhaps with variable pricing to manage demand).

Gasoline taxes are a reasonable proxy for "usage", so heavy users contribute more.

Registration fees treat everyone of the same make and model the same, be it a livery vehicle with six-digit annual mileage or a proverbial old-lady whose car is being driven around town twice a week. And one can't exactly levy a tax on kWh.

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Re:How automakers can drive electrified vehicle sales and pr... by fulafel on Friday February 03, 2017 @01:46AM (#13558220)

Fixed fees are much worse than gasoline taxes, because they lower the marginal cost of driving, making the already fixed-cost biased cost structure even worse.

(This is bad because it makes driving more very cheap for people who already have cars, the exact opposite what's good for extracting maximal utility out of minimal fuel use)

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