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"An interesting question and comment I have started hearing more often at my
public talks is ‘but aren’t EVs so much heavier than internal combustion engine
cars, meaning they do more damage to roads?”
I am guessing that the comment is born out of a recent focus on the Australian
car market becoming skewed towards ever larger and heavier vehicles and the
increasing burden these place on our roads, let alone the hip pocket pain
through the increased fuel needs of such heavy vehicles.
If EVs were significantly heavier than ICE cars, then perhaps that comment
could be worth exploring. However, my previous checks have shown they aren’t
all that much heavier.
It would seem though that this idea has been growing in the general media and
is now being used as a put-down of EVs. As such, it is probably time I put this
myth to bed in a more researched fashion."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
