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Re:Electric vehicles reached 2M cars in 2016 by jklinger410 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @07:35PM (#14510730)
Prepare to be surprised
Re:Electric vehicles reached 2M cars in 2016 by Brakenshire on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @07:59PM (#14510847)
There are already congestion charging schemes. I doubt it will ever get to a ban (and you can wouldn't want that) but I think it will be expensive. You could actually just charge a flat fee for road space, so a bus carrying 70 people is 3 times as long as a car, so only pays 3 times more. And maybe a separate charge of minimum standard to discourage nitrogen or particulate air pollution.
Re:Electric vehicles reached 2M cars in 2016 by awjr on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @08:06PM (#14510894)
I suspect that the move to EV will eventually create a revenue hole from reduced fuel taxes necessitating the move to road pricing. Politically unpalatable but I think a necessary step.