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Owners of large SUVs and trucks in Colorado could pay more to fund pedestrian safety measures (www.denverpost.com)
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[-] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 16 points 1 year ago

A new sedan that weighs 5,700 pounds would carry with it a maximum fee of $6.40. On the higher end, for light trucks or SUVs that weigh up between 8,500 and 9,499 pounds, the new fees would reach nearly $30. Commercial vehicles would be exempt from the measure.

That's not as much as I was expecting.

[-] tomatobeard@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, should be much more to provide incentive for purchasing smaller vehicles

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

What sedan weighs almost 6000 lbs? My Elantra weighs almost 3000. Can't imagine a full-size sedan is double the weight?

[-] Weylandyuta@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Probably something like my Kia niro. It's a hatchback/small SUV but it is a battery phev.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

A quick search tells me the Niro PHEV weighs about 3300 pounds. Meantime, my Bolt EUV (similar size BEV) tops out around 3700.

[-] Weylandyuta@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No shit? I thought it was much heavier than that with the battery. Thanks for the update.

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