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Re:China ‘Is the Only One in the Race’ to Make Electric Buse... by benj111 on Monday December 03, 2018 @05:46AM (#18587792)
The UK has the Air Passenger Duty. Which is kind of similar (you are charged more for flying a farther distance). So there are ways of structuring it legally.
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Re:China ‘Is the Only One in the Race’ to Make Electric Buse... by isostatic on Monday December 03, 2018 @09:08AM (#18588796)
Not great, as it's passenger based there's no incentive to fly on a cleaner plane, or on a busier plane. A 747 that's only 25% full will cost the same as a 787 that's 99% full.
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