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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by ajuc on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:01AM (#45800492)
yeah, the tax should be based on car weight per passanger
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by gambiting on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:18AM (#45800709)
That will just make the gigantic SUVs with 7 or more seats dominate even more.
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by ajuc on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:41AM (#45801037)
car weight / min(number of seats, number of people in the family)
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by gameman144 on Monday November 03, 2025 @01:48PM (#45802724)
This metric disincentivizes carpooling -- everyone should drive a light single-seater to minimize their tax.

(I agree with the spirit, just calling out that there are going to be edge cases galore with a scenario like this)

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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by paulryanrogers on Monday November 03, 2025 @05:13PM (#45805061)
Do people car pool anymore?
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