The rule of thumb is that damage to the road structure goes up in proportion to the square of the axle load.
On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 06:12, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > On 3 Apr 2020 at 19:03, Jim Walls via EV wrote: > > > My truck gets about 12 mpg, so 1,250 gallons or $1,062.50 total of > > which $832.50 is state tax. > > That's a fair bit, but it seems to me that it might not be all that unfair > or unreasonable. Your big truck causes a lot more road wear and > environmental damage than a Tesla 3 or Bolt. Four times as much? Eight > times? Now that I couldn't say. > > I understand from your other message that your work requires off-road > driving ability, and you have to be able to haul a ton of cargo. Still, > somebody has to pay for the damage your truck does to our world. You may > not like hearing this, but I think that that has to be either your > responsibility, or your employer's. > > It's a darn shame that US vehicle manufacturers can't figure out how to > build heavy duty vehicles that aren't such fuel pigs. If you lived almost > anywhere else in the world, you could (for example) get a Isuzu D-Max 4WD. > It carries up to 1.4 tons, uses a 1.9 liter Diesel and a 6-speed manual > transmision, and gets 33mpg. (If you insist on a slushbox, make that > 30mpg.) > > The Isuzu's nearest US relative is the Chevrolet Colorado. It hauls only > 3/4 ton, has a 2.8 liter diesel, comes only with an automatic transmission, > and gets 22mpg. > > Hang in there, though. Eventually maybe someone will build an EV pickup that > will work for you. > > > Personally if I won the PowerBall, I would have a Tesla model S and > > largely just use the truck for times when I needed it. I would also > > have a larger house with enough parking space in order to have > > someplace to put it. > > Here's an idea. What if you could sign a contract with a company to provide > you the vehicle you needed day by day? For daily use you could have a Tesla > or Leaf. If you needed to get lumber, you could drive to the vehicle depot > and swap ithe Tesla for a pickup for the weekend. For vacations you could > trade it for a minivan or crossover. You'd pay for each by mileage. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- Paul Compton www.morini-mania.co.uk www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
