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Zero taxes are a good incentive for drivers to switch to EVs, so if the goal is to get people to switch, it might be a better idea to wait. Call it a subsidy.

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UK is planning to ban sales of ICE cars in 2030... So it does make sense to start implementing the system now to be ready then. 5 years is short time for this type of system.

Worth noting that hybrids (which are basically still ICEs) will be allowed until 2035.

we could also just accept the fact that the roads are a public good, and not spend the extra money to try to weigh exactly who is causing the most wear and bill them separately. if I live in an urban center and bike everywhere, all my goods are still arriving by road. I hope that they're there when I need to be trucked by ambulance.

"and not spend the extra money to try to weigh exactly who is causing the most wear and bill them separately."

To the contrary - that's a good reason to subsidize the construction of of infrastructure, but having some sort of incentive to use less damaging forms where possible makes all kind of sense. Part of the reason for the stupid-sizing of consumer vehicles in the US over the last decades is because the incentives are all messed up.

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