Alberta is charging an EV tax for them to pay their share of road costs

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by HyperMOA

Hahahahahaha. That is some truly impressive mental gymnastics right there. Bravo.

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[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

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Could be Guilbeault.

[Dynamic]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

We need to remember crash safety testing for ICE vehicles doesn’t including impact of or by EV’s.

Due to the weight differential there is a higher likelihood of serious injury if you are hit by an EV. Maybe they should have an insurance extra premium rider on their insurance.

Just like the road tax… vehicles aren’t apples to apples now. EV to ICE.

Is this extra insurance rider going to only apply to EV's? If its purely a weight thing i think this proposed rider of yours should apply equally to Suburban's, Pickup trucks, or other large vehicles that may hit my little Honda as well.

This is a very slippery slope your going down. Insurance companies are surely collecting data on this and adjusting their rates accordingly. We don't need extra riders or ridiculous anti EV charges to govern what you are proposing.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Dynamic

Is this extra insurance rider going to only apply to EV's? If its purely a weight thing i think this proposed rider of yours should apply equally to Suburban's, Pickup trucks, or other large vehicles that may hit my little Honda as well.

This is a very slippery slope your going down. Insurance companies are surely collecting data on this and adjusting their rates accordingly. We don't need extra riders or ridiculous anti EV charges to govern what you are proposing.

At the same time, insurance should reflect the characteristics of the vehicle, EV fires can burn 24-48 hours, and even fairly minor damages to batteries can be very expensive compared to IC vehicles, so premiums should reflect that.

[Dynamic]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

At the same time, insurance should reflect the characteristics of the vehicle, EV fires can burn 24-48 hours, and even fairly minor damages to batteries can be very expensive compared to IC vehicles, so premiums should reflect that.

One thing insurance companies are very good at is making sure they don’t lose money and lowering their risk. They have been talking about EV’s for decades already most likely. They will figure it out and whomever buys EV’s will find out likely as well.