Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)
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drmoose@lemmy.world 2 months agoBet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 2 months ago
futatorius@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Something like 70% of transport-related particulate emissions (and microplastics) are from tire wear.
futatorius@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.
drmoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There’s definitely direct economic damage here too beyond just repairs. It’s sniffles business growth because the infrastructure is unreliable.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 months ago
What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.
mriguy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
twopi@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Privatize gains, socialize losses. The Capitalist^TM^ way!