Funderpants to Canada@lemmy.ca • 7 months agoA tax on electric vehicles and a new property levywww.cbc.camessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
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minus-square@BlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoAlso assumes the trucks arent carrying anything… Which is something trucks are known to do. A fully loaded Silverado 2500 could literally do as much damage in a single trip as an EV does in a year.
minus-squareFunderpants OPlinkfedilink5•edit-27 months agoYea, I tried to use curb weight and not gross/wet weight for this.
minus-squareFunderpants OPlinkfedilink3•7 months agoyea, it’s wild to think about it. An empty Silverado that takes the same route to and from work as a Corolla will do as much damage in a week as the Corolla does in a year. Imagine if they had to pay their fair share.
Also assumes the trucks arent carrying anything… Which is something trucks are known to do.
A fully loaded Silverado 2500 could literally do as much damage in a single trip as an EV does in a year.
Yea, I tried to use curb weight and not gross/wet weight for this.
yea, it’s wild to think about it. An empty Silverado that takes the same route to and from work as a Corolla will do as much damage in a week as the Corolla does in a year. Imagine if they had to pay their fair share.