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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/push-to-charge-ev-drivers-for-road-use/news-story/42359e970afcb369629414590ececda0
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Yours truly and his Ioniq pictured for the story. Frustratingly, I was totally misquoted on the fuel excise thing. I did not say “Yes, they have been paying for fuel excise, but they also do a lot of damage to the road.” I said they have been paying fuel excise but they haven't been paying for the damage to our air quality, which is a cost we all bear at the population level. But the editors left out a key sentence and made it up as they went along.
The reporter apologised for the mistake, but it remains...
Paywalled, so only Beastie is likely to have a subscription.
Yours truly and his Ioniq pictured for the story. Frustratingly, I was totally misquoted on the fuel excise thing. I did not say “Yes, they have been paying for fuel excise, but they also do a lot of damage to the road.” I said they have been paying fuel excise but they haven't been paying for the damage to our air quality, which is a cost we all bear at the population level. But the editors left out a key sentence and made it up as they went along.
The reporter apologised for the mistake, but it remains...