boemtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agocross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.(slate.com)external-linkarrow-up1466arrow-down144message-square235fedilink
arrow-up1422arrow-down1external-linkA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.(slate.com)boemtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agocross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldmessage-square235fedilink
minus-squareLizEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkEasy. Slap on an annual registration fee directly proportional to weight. Shit, just make it half the sale weight of the car for any non-EV, and half that again for EVs. Peg the ratio to inflation after that.
minus-squareduffmanEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkWeight should absolutely be a factor in registration fees. Between road damage, their environmental cost, and danger they pose it’s a no brainer.
Easy. Slap on an annual registration fee directly proportional to weight. Shit, just make it half the sale weight of the car for any non-EV, and half that again for EVs. Peg the ratio to inflation after that.
Weight should absolutely be a factor in registration fees. Between road damage, their environmental cost, and danger they pose it’s a no brainer.