beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up1538file-textcross-posted to: tech@piefed.world
arrow-up1538external-linkEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square152linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tech@piefed.world
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minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days ago It wouldn’t be dumb if ICE vehicles were also taxed the same way but they’re not. Petroleum is taxed per liter. A car goes X km per liter. So the current petroleum tax is effectively per km, or close enough.
Petroleum is taxed per liter. A car goes X km per liter. So the current petroleum tax is effectively per km, or close enough.