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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by pclmulqdq on Saturday December 27, 2025 @04:45PM (#46405578)
The average driver also doesn't get 35 mpg driving regularly. The average driver probably gets around 20 mpg, and that would make this distance about 15000 mi.
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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by vel0city on Saturday December 27, 2025 @06:03PM (#46406370)
The kind of people choosing an EV wouldn't get a 20mpg car, it's an unfair comparison.
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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by pclmulqdq on Saturday December 27, 2025 @06:50PM (#46406774)
They also chose a car that's extremely heavy (by virtue of the battery), so they create more road wear per mile than the average American car. The point is that tax rate seems fair.
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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by vel0city on Saturday December 27, 2025 @07:00PM (#46406853)
The ICE I would have picked otherwise is only 100kg lighter and gets 40mpg.
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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by turkeyboi on Saturday December 27, 2025 @07:29PM (#46407054)
And you’d be paying gas tax
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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by vel0city on Saturday December 27, 2025 @08:36PM (#46407518)
Far less than what I'm paying with the EV, which is my point!
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