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> If the pollution is from tires, then tax tires.

I don't think you can tax tires high enough that it will make a difference, but the same is also true if we attempt to tax by weight. Any tax is going to be the equivalent of slapping €10 on a plane ticket. It's not enough to stop the behaviour, but might be enough to keep some people driving on dangerously worn down tires.

It also doesn't matter if the car is an EV or ICE, the behaviour we want to limit is driving. The idea of taxing the tires could of cause lead to development of tires that doesn't shed microplastic.

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cocoa19 11 hours ago | parent [-]

“ the behaviour we want to limit is driving”

By we, what do you mean? If this was true, we’d build walkable cities, public transportation and promote home office as much as possible.

	▲	mrweasel 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"We" as in a society that wants to reduce the amount of microplastics from tires (or who wants to reduce environmental impact as much as possible). It's sadly also the same "we" that is more interested in preserving the status quo in the name of the al might holy economy as it exists today. The same "we" that doesn't want to upset voters. The same "we" who won't vote for the greener option because "we" can't imagine a future different from yesterday.