TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoElectric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many stateswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down116file-text
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minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months 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-down4·11 months agoAs far as I read it, they are arguing to reduce fossil fuel vehicles, not vehicles entirely.
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoThe quote was “tax the fuck out of personal vehicles”. It doesn’t say non-electric personal vehicles.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months 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.