Bruce Mirken#Hawaii does something very smart that may help curb the proliferation of monster #trucks and #SUVs: Vehicle registration fees are based mainly on the car's weight, and the rate per pound goes up with higher weight. So the owner of a smallish, 3,500 pound car pays 1.75 cents per pound while an owner of a 9000 pound Hummer pays 2.25 cents per pound. More of this, please.
Rhyme Repartee@BruceMirken France, the same. Every new car with a curb weight over 1,800kg pays €10 per kg. So, a Ford F150 Lightning #EV at 3,000kg would pay €12,000 or about CAD$18,000.
The NA auto industry has supersized profits by supersizing cars for decades. #Electrifying these cars is costly because of large #battery requirements. If Detroit made #smallcars #AffordableEVs would be selling in volume and they could actually make money. The case for minimizing use of scarce resources.