Re:Tesla Semi’s Enormous Battery Might Weigh 11,000 Pounds o...
by ratata on Friday December 02, 2022 @04:33PM
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We need to taxes vehicles by weight. Vehicle weight is the biggest contributor to road surface wear. The damage cause by trucks accounts for 99% of road surface damage.
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Re:Tesla Semi’s Enormous Battery Might Weigh 11,000 Pounds o...
by mikestew on Friday December 02, 2022 @04:39PM
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Prettttty sure that's the case in the U. S. Are they taxed enough? There's a strong argument to say that they're not. But here's just one URL indicating that there is a tax on heavy vehicles: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/truckers-must-pay-heavy-highway...