To which D.C. officials might respond, “Great!” Disincentivizing the purchase of the most societally damaging EVs is exactly what we should want. Moreover, carmakers themselves determine which EVs “come to the market”; making the biggest models more expensive might force a welcome re-evaluation of their product development plans., including many vehicles that weigh less than 5,000 lbs., like the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai IONIQ 5.
And they would be right to do so. Whether powered by gasoline or electrons, colossal vehicles like the Hummer are a societal malignancy, hindering our ability to address climate change while placing others road users in greater danger. Rather than cheer them on, leaders like Biden should be taxing the hell out of
Good Luck with this. But the USA Market likes big, has never outside of oil crisis, liked small. The VW Bug an exception.