sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down17
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkCongress Wants You To Pay $130 A Year Just To Drive An Electric Carinsideevs.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square125fedilink
minus-squarebigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoInclude tire checks with thread depth minimums in the annual or semiannual registration renewal.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoSeems like a basic safety precaution too. Getting bad tires off the road means less accidents.
minus-square13igTyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoAll this sounds good in theory, but I guess fuck me if I get a puncture. Buy a tire and because you’ll often need two for even wear I get to pay the equivalent of gas tax for 50k miles.
minus-squarebigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoProrate the tax based on used tread? If you only burned through 10% of the tire before replacing it - pay 10% of the tax.
Include tire checks with thread depth minimums in the annual or semiannual registration renewal.
Seems like a basic safety precaution too. Getting bad tires off the road means less accidents.
All this sounds good in theory, but I guess fuck me if I get a puncture. Buy a tire and because you’ll often need two for even wear I get to pay the equivalent of gas tax for 50k miles.
Prorate the tax based on used tread? If you only burned through 10% of the tire before replacing it - pay 10% of the tax.