sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square156linkfedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down19
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square156linkfedilink
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoSeems like a basic safety precaution too. Getting bad tires off the road means less accidents.
minus-square13igTyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAll this sounds good in theory, but I guess fuck me if I get a puncture. Buy a tire and because you’ll often need two for even wear I get to pay the equivalent of gas tax for 50k miles.
minus-squarebigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoProrate the tax based on used tread? If you only burned through 10% of the tire before replacing it - pay 10% of the tax.
Seems like a basic safety precaution too. Getting bad tires off the road means less accidents.
All this sounds good in theory, but I guess fuck me if I get a puncture. Buy a tire and because you’ll often need two for even wear I get to pay the equivalent of gas tax for 50k miles.
Prorate the tax based on used tread? If you only burned through 10% of the tire before replacing it - pay 10% of the tax.