beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UKwww.carbonbrief.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square138linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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.