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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by adrianN on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:06PM (#25171909)
They're probably accurate to within less than 10%. How many kilometers would you have to drive to save a dollar from slightly bigger tyres?
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by donaltroddyn on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:20PM (#25172027)
I was being slightly facetious in referencing tyre size, although people regularly have to adjust speedo/odometers by 10% or more when fitting large tyres on off-roaders.

Odometers can have their values changed at will, at least in ICE vehicles, often for valid reasons.

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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by jdashg on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:43PM (#25172236)
Fudging do numbers illicitly is already a huge no-no in the US.
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by donaltroddyn on Saturday November 21, 2020 @03:56PM (#25172696)
It also is in Ireland, but there are valid reasons, such as as replacing an ECU or dash cluster.

Unless auto manufacturers are required to fit much more secure odometers, I can't see them in their current incarnation used as the basis for a tax.

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