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Originally Posted by RedDevil
Then there is the road tax, based on vehicle weight and fuel type.
Hybrids may deduct 125 kg from their registered vehicle weight before taxation; as to prevent that car buyers would have to pay more for having hybrid technology making their cars heavier, even though it improves economy.
For me it saves me € 88 per year.
Can't really say they are throwing money at me by the bucketfull for having a hybrid.
But as I have to pay my own fuel, I don't care
I've fallen into your trap again.
Here I was argueing that hybrids make sense on other areas than cost, and all you do is keep hammering on cost, and I get into that discussion again.
Who cares.
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You've missed my point perhaps because your country doesn't charge a CO2 based road tax. The point is not COST, the point is these schemes are intended by government to reduce fuel use (CO2) but if the numbers aren't realistic, they're circumventing the intent of the law. Admittedly this also applies to ICE's with cheated figures.
Besides, which if I was arguing based on cost, I'd be on the pro-hybrid side. A Ferrari with no CO2 tax (just quitely saving $2000+ a year, depending on country)? That's got to be a bonus.
How do you know your car wasn't pre-charged (whether externally or via the ICE) prior to the NDEC test? I know non hybrid starting batteries are often pre-charged for the sake of some 5% gain. It's a common trick by OEM's.