grabonex@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days ago[article] EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US pick-up trucks flood into Europewww.transportenvironment.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down11 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sebuyeuropean@feddit.ukeurope@feddit.orgbuyfromeu@feddit.org
arrow-up1189arrow-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-26 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sebuyeuropean@feddit.ukeurope@feddit.orgbuyfromeu@feddit.org
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·6 days 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-down1·5 days agoIsn’t that already handled by fuel taxes?
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days 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.