aragon@lemmy.worldM to Namma Bengaluru / Our Bangalore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoKarnataka EVs face road tax shockbangaloremirror.indiatimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkKarnataka EVs face road tax shockbangaloremirror.indiatimes.comaragon@lemmy.worldM to Namma Bengaluru / Our Bangalore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareCrunchypotat77@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe current EV sales numbers are very low. Out of total sales, only 4.3% two wheelers were electric, and just 1.3% cars were electric. Source It’s impossible that this could lead to 40% drop in consumption of fuel. And even if it does, is electricity free? No! We pay for that as well. Government is SUPPOSED to bear the difference for the sake of the environment. If they keep on being so greedy, we will never ever ever be even close to slowing down the impacts of ICE vehicles.
The current EV sales numbers are very low.
Out of total sales, only 4.3% two wheelers were electric, and just 1.3% cars were electric.
Source
It’s impossible that this could lead to 40% drop in consumption of fuel. And even if it does, is electricity free? No! We pay for that as well.
Government is SUPPOSED to bear the difference for the sake of the environment.
If they keep on being so greedy, we will never ever ever be even close to slowing down the impacts of ICE vehicles.