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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by mikeklaas on Saturday November 21, 2020 @03:42PM (#25172604)
Good thought, but that might incentivize not replacing worn tires
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by reitzensteinm on Saturday November 21, 2020 @04:45PM (#25172977)
This is exactly right. You're in a sense taxing safety!
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by ip26 on Saturday November 21, 2020 @09:32PM (#25174419)
Yeah, thinking more you are right. The tax would be quite substantial too, and probably drive a large black market.
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