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Gud 7 months ago

Why not just tax the fuel?

bzzzt 7 months ago | parent [-]

The Netherlands already has one of the highest fuel taxes in the world. There's pushback from fuel station owners near the borders because many people fill up their cars abroad.

GrzegorzWidla 7 months ago | parent [-]

Also the Netherlands is projected to become the first country in the world with EV sales reaching 99%.

bzzzt 7 months ago | parent [-]

I really wonder. I'd expect Norway to be there sooner.

As for the Netherlands: there are significant grid capacity problems, EV tax is going up due to expiring subsidies (which will double road tax for EVs in about 3 years) and lots of people seem the be very conservative and cling to their ICE cars because as everyone knows it's vital you can drive for 800km without taking a break. Of course, all can be solved by prohibiting people from buying a non-EV. It just means a lot of people won't be able to own a car anymore. I'm not quite sure how that would work out politically.