Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment

Re:Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the envi... by Gud on Friday November 29, 2024 @08:26AM (#42273693)

Why not just tax the fuel?

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Re:Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the envi... by bzzzt on Friday November 29, 2024 @10:43AM (#42274598)

The Netherlands already has one of the highest fuel taxes in the world. There's pushback from fuel station owners near the borders because many people fill up their cars abroad.

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Re:Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the envi... by GrzegorzWidla on Saturday November 30, 2024 @05:51PM (#42284631)

Also the Netherlands is projected to become the first country in the world with EV sales reaching 99%.

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Re:Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the envi... by bzzzt on Monday December 02, 2024 @08:24AM (#42295950)

I really wonder. I'd expect Norway to be there sooner.

As for the Netherlands: there are significant grid capacity problems, EV tax is going up due to expiring subsidies (which will double road tax for EVs in about 3 years) and lots of people seem the be very conservative and cling to their ICE cars because as everyone knows it's vital you can drive for 800km without taking a break. Of course, all can be solved by prohibiting people from buying a non-EV. It just means a lot of people won't be able to own a car anymore. I'm not quite sure how that would work out politically.

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