• OminousOrange@lemmy.ca
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    18 days ago

    I don’t see why just an odometer reading at insurance renewal wouldn’t work. Vehicles would have to be registered by location of primary residence or place of business to limit avoidance of the tax, but then no tracking and no meters on every single possible charging device.

    Sure, there’d be cross state/province travel, but would probably be negligible in the end.

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      18 days ago

      That would work fine too, just less immediate, which is a minor aspect for sure. A lot of people will buck at paying a hundred bucks a year (as an example), but won’t think about 12 cents per gallon (or its equivalent) unless that rate changes.

      But it would definitely cost less to implement for sure, what with no bed need to roll put meters.