France Hits Record 19.2% EV Share in December – Up Almost 6× Year on Year

Re:France Hits Record 19.2% EV Share in December – Up Almost... by kortilla on Sunday January 03, 2021 @02:34AM (#25620249)

That only sounds ridiculous if you don’t realize that fuel is being taxed to pay for roads and not for its externalities.

Up until the last 10 years, it wasn’t feasible to use the road with a heavy vehicle without burning fuel so it was a shortcut to put road tax on the fuel instead of tolls everywhere.

This is why farmers use red dyed diesel that has the tax excluded. They are still emitting just as much but aren’t wearing down the road.

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Re:France Hits Record 19.2% EV Share in December – Up Almost... by estaseuropano on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:21AM (#25620893)

Money is fungible. Don't confuse a narrative/explanation with actual use of funds. Cars cause a lot of externalities and likely the tax is still too low, but it would be naive to think the funds collected one way are exactly used for an earmarked purpose.

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