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post Jun 3 2024, 07:54 AM
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Sounds like a great way for EV's to pay their fair share
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post Jun 3 2024, 07:08 PM
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I think they are talking about a tractor in the semi.

Lots about the list look bogus to me.

The impact of a Smart car versus a Prius seems un-believable. The Pruis does 9 times the damage and a simple Rav4 is twice as bad as the Prius.

Sounds like the author has a soft spot for Smart Cars.
If you get a chance drive one!
The first time it shifts you'll swear something broke in the drive train.
Be careful when following one. It completely drops all power before the shift and delays power return far longer than necessary. The car "nose dives" and decelerates between shifts.
Feels BROKEN when that happens.

Years ago, I banned all French cars from my bays, Peugeots and Renaults are impossible to fix and parts are rare and often don't work when brand new. The Smart Car is made in France.
Some of them have 3 bolt wheels...

"Not a Car" in my book.
There was an EV model.
One review stated, "It was so quiet that you could hear your regret!"

Who-ever came up with the chart appears to know little about cars...
They also have NO idea what a loaded semi rig weighs.
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post Jun 3 2024, 09:29 PM
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The joke we have in South Africa is that the smart cars were banned from the parks. Seems like the elephants were trying to mate with them.

I have a picture of a tourist in a rental Golf. Elephant was sitting on the hood. Can bet that was a fight at return




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I think they are talking about a tractor in the semi.

Lots about the list look bogus to me.

The impact of a Smart car versus a Prius seems un-believable. The Pruis does 9 times the damage and a simple Rav4 is twice as bad as the Prius.

Sounds like the author has a soft spot for Smart Cars.
If you get a chance drive one!
The first time it shifts you'll swear something broke in the drive train.
Be careful when following one. It completely drops all power before the shift and delays power return far longer than necessary. The car "nose dives" and decelerates between shifts.
Feels BROKEN when that happens.

Years ago, I banned all French cars from my bays, Peugeots and Renaults are impossible to fix and parts are rare and often don't work when brand new. The Smart Car is made in France.
Some of them have 3 bolt wheels...

"Not a Car" in my book.
There was an EV model.
One review stated, "It was so quiet that you could hear your regret!"

Who-ever came up with the chart appears to know little about cars...
They also have NO idea what a loaded semi rig weighs.
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73-914   Calafornia Road Charge   Jun 3 2024, 07:54 AM
SirAndy   https://dot.ca.gov/programs/road-charge :shades2...   Jun 3 2024, 09:02 AM
Optimusglen   edit - nevermind, found the other page with FAQs.   Jun 3 2024, 09:29 AM
windforfun   This reminds me of the old NY State Thruway. Your...   Jun 3 2024, 09:41 AM
nathanxnathan   I think a better idea would be to make weight of a...   Jun 3 2024, 10:22 AM
Montreal914   Without getting political, it makes sense to me; y...   Jun 3 2024, 10:29 AM
Steve   They have been talking about this in CA for quite ...   Jun 3 2024, 10:44 AM
mb911   That’s sounds like a good thing.   Jun 3 2024, 10:48 AM
flipb   Virginia implemented something like California...   Jun 3 2024, 11:14 AM
burton73   From California’s own Road Charge site Best B...   Jun 3 2024, 11:39 AM
nathanxnathan   From California’s own Road Charge site Best ...   Jun 3 2024, 12:18 PM
SirAndy   Hard to swallow that it would be the same I thin...   Jun 3 2024, 01:36 PM
wonkipop   Hard to swallow that it would be the same I thi...   Jun 3 2024, 01:44 PM
nathanxnathan   Hard to swallow that it would be the same I thi...   Jun 3 2024, 03:02 PM
bkrantz   [quote name='SirAndy' post='3148965' date='Jun 3 ...   Jun 3 2024, 06:51 PM
mate914   [quote name='SirAndy' post='3148965' date='Jun 3 ...   Jun 4 2024, 05:08 AM
VaccaRabite   Have any idea what that would do to your price f...   Jun 4 2024, 08:56 AM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='mate914' post='3149036' date='Jun 4 ...   Jun 4 2024, 10:47 AM
VaccaRabite   [quote name='mate914' post='3149036' date='Jun 4...   Jun 4 2024, 10:57 AM
VaccaRabite   Hah. If adopted nationally I could see this absol...   Jun 3 2024, 12:01 PM
technicalninja   The interesting data would be the percentage of ro...   Jun 3 2024, 12:15 PM
wonkipop   the govt. just attempted such an EV levy in my sta...   Jun 3 2024, 01:34 PM
Montreal914   :lol: What next, sidewalk and pedestrians? Dogs?   Jun 3 2024, 01:48 PM
wonkipop   :lol: What next, sidewalk and pedestrian? Dogs? ...   Jun 3 2024, 01:58 PM
Shivers   its illegal for a cat to be outside the house --...   Jun 3 2024, 02:21 PM
wonkipop   its illegal for a cat to be outside the house -...   Jun 3 2024, 04:10 PM
Chris914n6   :lol: What next, sidewalk and pedestrians? Dogs? ...   Jun 3 2024, 06:57 PM
914_teener   I have a 2022 Maverick registered and plated in CA...   Jun 3 2024, 01:53 PM
Montreal914   NARP 914 fits into the "smart car" categ...   Jun 3 2024, 03:06 PM
technicalninja   I think they are talking about a tractor in the se...   Jun 3 2024, 07:08 PM
nathanxnathan   I think they are talking about a tractor in the s...   Jun 3 2024, 08:40 PM
dhuckabay   The joke we have in South Africa is that the smart...   Jun 3 2024, 09:29 PM
Shivers   Yesterday I paid 5.05 a gallon and now they want t...   Jun 4 2024, 07:49 AM
Spoke   There was a pilot program in the Infrastructure bi...   Jun 4 2024, 08:31 AM
mrholland2   There was a pilot program in the Infrastructure b...   Jun 4 2024, 09:25 AM
Craigers17   While this might be a step in the right direction ...   Jun 4 2024, 09:01 AM
VaccaRabite   The issue that I see are the people (and long haul...   Jun 4 2024, 09:05 AM
mepstein   The issue that I see are the people (and long hau...   Jun 5 2024, 08:10 AM
nathanxnathan   My work is 25 miles from where I live, so driving ...   Jun 4 2024, 09:08 AM
mrholland2   My work is 25 miles from where I live, so driving...   Jun 5 2024, 10:14 AM
rhodyguy   I don’t know about where you guys live, but stud...   Jun 4 2024, 09:34 AM
technicalninja   No politician, left or right, will remove any ta...   Jun 4 2024, 10:58 AM
flipb   The double-taxation scenario is a pretty distant h...   Jun 4 2024, 11:30 AM
Amphicar770   An EV tax is simply an opening play towards moving...   Jun 4 2024, 11:32 AM
JeffBowlsby   The solution seems easy, just figure out how much ...   Jun 4 2024, 07:58 PM
flipb   The solution seems easy, just figure out how much...   Jun 5 2024, 07:16 AM
JeffBowlsby   The solution seems easy, just figure out how muc...   Jun 5 2024, 09:11 AM
Tbrown4x4   I’m a little late here, but WA charged me a “w...   Jun 4 2024, 08:36 PM
Front yard mechanic   :driving-girl:   Jun 4 2024, 08:59 PM
KELTY360   In New Mexico they charge you on the amount of gu...   Jun 4 2024, 09:10 PM
mate914   In New Mexico they charge you on the amount of g...   Jun 5 2024, 04:54 AM
technicalninja   I've got a way that it will work. :devil: :de...   Jun 5 2024, 08:23 AM
mepstein   Taxing gasoline at a gas station makes sense. Itâ€...   Jun 5 2024, 09:09 AM
wonkipop   Taxing gasoline at a gas station makes sense. Itâ...   Jun 5 2024, 04:55 PM
technicalninja   Too logical! Only works in California as many...   Jun 5 2024, 11:04 AM
Chris914n6   EVs are new enough they already have location data...   Jun 5 2024, 12:44 PM
SirAndy   EVs are new enough they already have location data...   Jun 5 2024, 07:08 PM
Justinp71   Would have to do it like they charge for insurance...   Jun 5 2024, 02:33 PM
Montreal914   Very interesting... How can we know if an older ca...   Jun 5 2024, 08:05 PM
SirAndy   Very interesting... How can we know if an older c...   Jun 5 2024, 08:19 PM
technicalninja   A car can be "connected" without the per...   Jun 5 2024, 08:40 PM
Superhawk996   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php...   Jun 5 2024, 11:03 PM


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