Reducing vehicle emissions is more appropriate than starting with automakers

Recently, a related department brewing news about the introduction of auto sewage charges has attracted attention. According to reports, officials of policy consulting agencies disclosed that the government is currently levying sewage charges on cars. It is currently in the stage of demonstration; the policy of collecting automobile sewage charges may be piloted first-line cities such as “Beibei Guangshen” and gradually promoted to the whole country. .

To reduce pollution and control pollution, I am afraid no one opposes it. In general, the increase in environmental pollution is one of the consequences of the expansion of human production activities and the improvement of living standards. In this sense, no matter where, as long as the production activities, as long as there is human activity, environmental pollution is inevitable. Therefore, to reduce pollution and control pollution is actually to achieve a certain degree of balance between the expansion of human production activities and the improvement of living standards, and changes in the environment. Of course, this balance is based on the improvement of the level of science and technology. It is constantly inclined to reduce pollution and control pollution.

This principle is also applicable in China. The increase in automobiles will certainly increase air pollution. However, is the increase in automobile sewage charges and air pollution can be reduced? Perhaps some experts will use the theory of price in economics to find the basis for the collection of vehicle sewage charges, because the increase in the use of automobiles will certainly reduce the use of cars. However, where the leverage of this price is the fulcrum is very particular about it.

If we want to reduce the use of cars, the government can actually levy a heavy tax on automakers, which will force automakers to substantially increase car prices and discourage consumers from facing high prices, thereby reducing auto production. Reduce air pollution caused by automobiles. Withdrawing heavy taxes from automakers, the government can use them to encourage automakers to invent and adopt new technologies to reduce pollution, thereby achieving the goal of reducing and controlling air pollution. Therefore, putting the fulcrum of price leverage before automobile consumption will undoubtedly reduce pollution and thus reduce the burden of pollution control.

On the contrary, if the fulcrum of the price lever is placed after the automobile consumption, then the effect of using price leverage to reduce pollution is bound to be greatly reduced. Everyone knows that a car is a product with a relatively high depreciation rate. Even if a new car is parked, it will still depreciate. The purpose of a consumer buying a car is not as a decoration but as a means of transport. Moreover, in the first-line cities such as “Northern Guangshen”, it is as a decoration, but also to cover the cost of land. Therefore, if the consumer buys a car and then imposes a fee on it, then the consumer does not choose between "buy" and "not buy", but rather "pay" or "depreciation expense." Compare and select between "Parking Fee" and "New Transportation Fee".

One can imagine that the result of this choice is almost certain that consumers have to pay to continue using the car. In this way, it is difficult to achieve the purpose of reducing pollution by collecting automobile sewage charges. Therefore, the result of the collection of vehicle sewage charges will undoubtedly increase the burden on consumers and reduce the pollution. Therefore, if the relevant departments want to reduce and remediate pollution, then they may wish to beat the automakers' ideas and allow them to build better cars. This is more fundamental than collecting auto sewage charges.