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Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Who pays for the roads?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

People that pay the tax on gasoline.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Roads are critical infrastructure, a luxury vehicle is not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Electricity isn't critical?

In terms of road costs, the vehicle being electric or combustion isn't particularly relevant in a country where the most popular vehicle crosses the scales above 4,000 pounds.