TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square115fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevagrantprodigylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoGreat, but punishing everyone who doesn’t live in a metro by taxing personal vehicles out of existence would be assinine.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoAs far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
minus-squarevagrantprodigylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoThe quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoOriginal commenter here: We need the vast majority of personal vehicles to be phased out, please. Obviously, electric vehicles are a stop-gap, but they’re also part of the problem.
Great, but punishing everyone who doesn’t live in a metro by taxing personal vehicles out of existence would be assinine.
As far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
The quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
Original commenter here:
We need the vast majority of personal vehicles to be phased out, please.
Obviously, electric vehicles are a stop-gap, but they’re also part of the problem.