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minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·10 days agoThey already do this, it’s called tolls
minus-squareReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 days agoYeah but VW needs it’s share too. Stop being so greedy!
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 days agoHere’s an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn’t subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoLicense, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.
They already do this, it’s called tolls
Yeah but VW needs it’s share too. Stop being so greedy!
Here’s an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg
It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn’t subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big.
License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.