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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by logifail on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:05AM (#36519319)
> Gas taxes make up a relatively small part of the cost of gas

Over in the EU it seems that taxes and duties represent at least half of the cost of petrol, more in some member states

https://www.statista.com/statistics/937796/pump-price-and-ta...

Q: How are governments going to replace this?

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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by rs999gti on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:42AM (#36519601)
> Q: How are governments going to replace this?

Add a supplemental registration tax to EVs and hybrids to make up the cost of consuming less fuel. Of course, taxes never go away, so enjoy this new tax as we enter an electric future.

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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by logifail on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:02AM (#36519811)
> Add a supplemental registration tax to EVs and hybrids to make up the cost of consuming less fuel

Q: How much fuel duty and tax does the average ICE vehicle (or rather, its driver) contribute?

I did some back-of-napkin math and came up with a figure of €500

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