Re:Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules
by tobltobs on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @11:49AM
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You seriously believe those $2.50/gal peanuts do account for the whole cost and damage you create with your lazy lifestyle?
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Re:Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules
by zaroth on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:20PM
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What a bizarre rebuttal to see on HN. But I’ll respond despite the poor tone.
I took a guess of $2.50 per gallon in total net externality. Turns out after a bit of Googling a study out of Harvard University [1] put the number at $2.10. So, yeah I do believe it, seriously!
By the way, those $2.50 peanuts would add up to $360 billion per year in the US.
I don’t have a problem with a gas tax that tries to fully cover the externalities of driving, as long as the money is earmarked to actually try to offset the cost.
[1] - https://sites.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/ee-workshop_131024...