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Re:Weight-based motor vehicle tax by baron816 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:32PM (#37324586)
I think there is an high likelihood that weights will come down as batteries become more energy dense, which is probably necessary for full market penetration.
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Re:Weight-based motor vehicle tax by kwhitefoot on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:46PM (#37324873)
> which is probably necessary for full market penetration.

It's one possible way of getting full market penetration.

The other way is to subsidise EV's heavily until the market takes off. That's what was done here in Norway, now 80% of new cars sold are pure battery EVs [1]. The best selling model of car in Norway now is the Tesla Model Y.

The subsidies are gradually being phased out.

[1] https://elbil.no/om-elbil/elbilstatistikk/elbilsalg/

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Re:Weight-based motor vehicle tax by theshrike79 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:50PM (#37324961)
That and forcing people to build destination chargers when building parking spaces is a good way to break the chicken and egg problem of EVs
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