Comment on Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it

Surp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• SCB@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Roads are paid for via taxes

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  • wagoner@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    And tolls

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    • SCB@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Also a government initiative, and effectively a regressive tax, if not definitionally.

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      • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Okay, but does that get the water paid for? Without lead.

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• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why would you expect something like that to be free or even one-time payment?

  Electricity definitely cost money even when the city or state pay for the infrastructure, which is really unlikely.

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  • Cowbee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It doesn’t have to.

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    • cosmic_slate@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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      • cordlesslamp@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Didn’t know Hummer make EV. And god it’s still as inefficient as always.

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