@rmaurer1 @AdrianVolt @lerk @vcoe_mobilitaet_mit_zukunft In den USA wird seit den 1960ern die Kategorie "Light Trucks" gezielt massiv gefördert durch Steuererleichterungen, niedrigere Umweltstandards, niedrigere Sicherheitstandards etc. - Ein Handelskrieg:
This 1987 #Volkswagen truck is simply gorgeous. I wish the #ChickenTax hadn't made these things so incredibly rare in the US.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-volkswagen-t3-doka-transporter-10
@fluffy @charliejane that's almost as absurd as a (luckily only German, not EU standard) that takes fuel consumption and divides it minimum gross weight:
Resulting in the Leopard 2 being the most efficient domestic made vehicle in spite of guzzling 200l/100km of B7 Diesel, but at a weight of 62.000kg it's fuel coefficency is <0,0033 compared to an Audi A4 @ 10l/100km ROZ95E5 Gasoline & 2.000kg's = 0,0050...
In the end it's only #LyingWithNumbers and #Lobbyism (see #ChickenTax)...
@threetails @douglasvb @GreenFire @fuchsiii So yeah, #ChickenTax and #CAFE are being used as shitty ways to commit #Protectionism whilst also skirting regulations.
Gladly the latter one doesn't work in #Europe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo
Save $20 on an annual subscription to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikesEngineers, planners, politicians, and advocates all around the world are tryin...
This is fantastic, if frustrating.
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: The ‘#ChickenTax’ That Makes Pickup #Trucks More Expensive — Why We Can't Have Nice Things https://overcast.fm/+BCzEsDZqt8 #trade #economics #hilux
The brief trade war between the U.S. and Europe in the early 1960s might seem hardly worth remembering—and it pales…
@IchMeine @germanbooktrans @SheDrivesMobility Ja, das nennt sich "#CAFE" und ist die Schuld der #EPA, jener U.S. - Umweltbehörde.
Hizu kommt die #ChickenTax als #Strafzoll auf #MiniTrucks!
@darylcognito @jonkeegan
There's a reason, the chicken tax.
#cars #autos #chickentax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
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