A fascinating development came about in the latter stages of 2024 – residents in Geneva voted to implement a tax on electric cars based on weight.
I know, Switzerland taxing cars isn’t exactly shock news, but it does pose an interesting question on whether lighter cars should be created for the benefit of the environment, let alone our over-used, under-maintained roads – most of which were not designed for the likes of a Kia EV9 or BMW i7.
I’m not saying Geneva’s new taxation system is an appropriate response to portly EVs, but we’re only just beginning to scratch the surface of lightweight pure-electric cars – and their inherently better efficiency and/or production costs – with the likes of the Citroen e-C3 and Dacia Spring.
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