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Re:Sticker shock over Seattle's new sugary drink tax by r00fus on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @09:00AM (#16106157)
The brouhaha over a Prius (or heck, my Focus Electric) not paying fair share of gas taxes is overblown since hybrids and electrics still constitute a minuscule % of total road wear.

The issue will come to a head when we have 4x4s and 18 wheelers en masse hybridized or fully electric in large quantities. I don't see that happening for a decade or more out.

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Re:Sticker shock over Seattle's new sugary drink tax by LyndsySimon on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @09:19AM (#16106292)
I honestly don't ever see the typical 4x4 being a hybrid. Living in rural Arkansas, almost everyone I know who drives a 4x4 drives an older model, and working on them is a large part of the experience.

I drive a 2000 Jeep, and wouldn't even consider buying a hybrid or fully-electric version. A diesel, absolutely, but not anything with a battery pack.

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