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Re:Norway to hit 100% electric vehicle sales by early next year by yuliyp on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:21AM (#28781863)
Tires last too long to make this practical, I think. Let's say a set of tires lasts 30,000 miles. California's current gas tax is 67c/gallon. Let's assume a very efficient 40 mpg. That's 1.6 cents / mile. You'd need a $500 tax on a set of tires to compensate. if you did that, though, you'd need to prevent people from importing tires from other states, which is tricky to do.
Re:Norway to hit 100% electric vehicle sales by early next year by londons_explore on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:12AM (#28782778)
You could have a special "California tyre" which has a state approved logo on the side, and require all cars registered in the state use them.

They could be designed to last however many miles the state likes by putting more or less tread on them. And have a very obvious marker they are worn out so police can easily give tickets for people driving on worn out tyres.

Re:Norway to hit 100% electric vehicle sales by early next year by stubish on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:51PM (#28815607)
It would have to be a per-year or per-mile tax, or else you will end up with safety issues when people avoid buying new tires (as you say, $500 more)