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Good. I wish more people knew what a negative externality was. This isn’t government interference. It’s making the market work more efficiently by accounting for the true costs of big vehicles.
A new sedan that weighs 5,700 pounds would carry with it a maximum fee of $6.40. On the higher end, for light trucks or SUVs that weigh up between 8,500 and 9,499 pounds, the new fees would reach nearly $30. Commercial vehicles would be exempt from the measure.
That's not as much as I was expecting.
Yep, should be much more to provide incentive for purchasing smaller vehicles
What sedan weighs almost 6000 lbs? My Elantra weighs almost 3000. Can't imagine a full-size sedan is double the weight?
Probably something like my Kia niro. It's a hatchback/small SUV but it is a battery phev.
A quick search tells me the Niro PHEV weighs about 3300 pounds. Meantime, my Bolt EUV (similar size BEV) tops out around 3700.
No shit? I thought it was much heavier than that with the battery. Thanks for the update.
Classic US. It's unsafe, would we prohibit? Noooo, muh freedom, we would only allow rich to buy.