Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car...
by adrianN on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:25PM
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In Germany, water used for watering your lawn is taxed differently from water you use to fill your tub. I'm sure we could mandate a separate meter for recharging cars.
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car...
by Scoundreller on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:56PM
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Just curious, are there 2 meters?
(I think we do it smarter for electricity: the first x kWh at one rate, then up from there, among other billing complexities).
Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car...
by detaro on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:58PM
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AFAIK: If you want to claim cheaper rate for part of it, you need to install a second certified meter for that part. If you are willing to go by default rate (which at least in some places assumes some ratio) you don't.
Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car...
by Scoundreller on Saturday November 21, 2020 @03:02PM
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Ah. I guess this is all because you don’t get charged for sewerage on the lawn watering.
Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car...
by devilbunny on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @03:14PM
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That's how it's done everywhere I know of in the US. You do have to pay a bit more to have the second meter, but since sewage treatment is often more expensive than initial water treatment, you save quite a lot on balance.