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Re:China ‘Is the Only One in the Race’ to Make Electric Buse... by dmurray on Monday December 03, 2018 @05:27AM (#18587707)
There are lots of taxes (and subsidies) on air transport, and no real alternative to fossil fuels for powering planes. Adding a kerosene tax - instead of, say, a "landing tax" or a grant of land to build an airport - would just slosh the money around a bit, it wouldn't create an incentive for people to take electric planes.
Re:China ‘Is the Only One in the Race’ to Make Electric Buse... by hamilyon2 on Monday December 03, 2018 @01:14PM (#18591257)
Some alternatives are skyping, VR and bullet trains.