grabonex@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months ago[article] EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US pick-up trucks flood into Europewww.transportenvironment.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down11 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se2westerneurope4u@lemmit.onlinebuyeuropean@feddit.ukautomotive@discuss.tchncs.debuyfromeu@feddit.orgeurope@feddit.org
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-link[article] EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US pick-up trucks flood into Europewww.transportenvironment.orggrabonex@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se2westerneurope4u@lemmit.onlinebuyeuropean@feddit.ukautomotive@discuss.tchncs.debuyfromeu@feddit.orgeurope@feddit.org
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·2 months agoBring in vehicle weight, vehicle displacement, and engine displacement annual fees at the same time. Want an asshole vehicle? Fine, pay extra for your externalities of a heavy vehicle, large engine, and/or large vehicle.
minus-squarestankbucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIsn’t that already handled by fuel taxes?
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHard to say, I don’t know how EU ETD minimums and individual member states works. That also wouldn’t cover any externality costs from something like a heavy or large EV.
Bring in vehicle weight, vehicle displacement, and engine displacement annual fees at the same time.
Want an asshole vehicle? Fine, pay extra for your externalities of a heavy vehicle, large engine, and/or large vehicle.
Isn’t that already handled by fuel taxes?
Hard to say, I don’t know how EU ETD minimums and individual member states works.
That also wouldn’t cover any externality costs from something like a heavy or large EV.