Cars should be taxed on weight to end consumer confusion over how to pick the greenest models, according to a leading automotive expert.
In 2001 the average weight of a car in the European Union was approximately 1,328kg. By 2020 it had jumped to 1,457kg.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/58e56f27-d33f-41fd-aec2-760d4d80cd08?shareToken=e457925440801f2337a9e26452210061
In 2001 the average weight of a car in the European Union was approximately 1,328kg. By 2020 it had jumped to 1,457kg.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/58e56f27-d33f-41fd-aec2-760d4d80cd08?shareToken=e457925440801f2337a9e26452210061
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The article says Norway introduced a weight tax last year. It actually first introduced a weight tax in 1927, and that included EVs (4 kroner per 100kg for EVs and 6 kroner for others). EVs were exempted in the 1990s. Last year this exemption was removed.
The Mitsubishi PHEV is on average 200 kg heavier than its petrol counterpart. How does taxing it more make good sense?
just as you wouldn't tax a lorry on the same percentage basis as a car