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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by indemnity on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:16PM (#18133792)
In my country (New Zealand) the fuel tax goes into the infrastructure fund which keeps roads maintained. It also funds public transport.

We’re going go have to come up with creative solutions when most vehicles are electric.

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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by snowwindwaves on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @04:28PM (#18134541)
In NZ Diesel vehicles have to pay a tax per km driven but it is not paid at the pump. You buy a sticker that says what odometer reading you have paid up to. Get a fine if odometer reads higher than sticker.

Same mechanism can work for electric cars

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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by Taniwha on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @05:20PM (#18134922)
In fact electric cars did have to do that until a few years ago when the mileage tax was removed to encourage electric cars
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