The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing congestion

Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by hueving on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @03:17PM (#15186344)

But roads aren't fully subsidized. That's what the gas tax is for. Drivers of electric cars are currently free-riders, which is something that will have to be addressed if they become a significant fraction of drivers.

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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by thatcat on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @10:22PM (#15188704)

Electric cars are technically still taxed on electricity, registration, and purchase. They shouldn't be taxed further until other cars are forced to pay the full cost of their effects including NOx and CO2.

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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by hueving on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:21AM (#15190431)

Those taxes are not specifically for roads like the gas tax is.

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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by Fricken on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @03:57PM (#15186634)

We will at some point have to do a total rethink of how we pay for roads.

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