https://www.yahoo.com/news/ev-drivers-face-steep-tax-133034832.html
By Joe Wright
Electric cars could face bigger taxes than petrol and diesel vehicles under a new proposal to levy cars by their weight.
Former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine is among those backing calls to clamp down on so-called “autobesity” through an overhaul of the car tax system.
Research suggests a vehicle’s weight gives accurate estimates of its environmental footprint so taxing cars this way could ease customer confusion over how to pick the greenest models.
However, it means electric vehicles – which are up to 40pc heavier than their non-electric equivalents – could be hit hardest by the plans outlined in a new book, Critical Mass by Nick Molden and Felix Leach.
The UK’s best-selling electric motor, the Tesla Model Y, weighs 2,000kg, while the VW Golf, the most popular non-electric hatchback, is 1,255kg.
The power unit alone in the Tesla weighs a hefty 771kg – around the same weight as an entire Peugeot 107 from the mid-2000s.
