Oh man this one is so big for maintenance costs, the damage is exponential! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
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MDZA@feddit.uk 8 months agoAnd because they’re heavier, there’ll be more wear and tear on the roads too.
Fedop@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Which mostly means it doesn’t matter. Car vs electric truck is basically a rounding error compared to either a lorry or the regular freeze-thaw cycle.
Pasta4u@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What do u think a electric car eith its huge batteries would do ?
Telsa model 3 is 3000 pounds
Chevy equinox is 3300
Chevy traverse is 4300
Tesla model Y 4400
Tesla model x 5200
Chevy suburban is 5700
Vegoon@feddit.de 8 months ago
And the Rivian R1T is 6949 pounds.
But there is the dacia spring with 2304 pound.
EV does not automatically have to result in huge heavy cars.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Top speed of 125kph, 0-100kph in 19 seconds… Sure, city cars don’t need to be as heavy but then why need a car at all?
Vegoon@feddit.de 8 months ago
“Everyone in the city needs their own car” was not the argument I made, just as your comment did not mean to say that everyone who does not live in the city needs a 3.5 ton truck.
MDZA@feddit.uk 8 months ago
It’s a good point about the weight of EVs. I suppose it’s a question of whether the benefit of EVs are worth the extra wear on the roads.
When comparing ICE cars though, it’s a pretty clear cut argument that SUVs are worse for everyone except the occupants.
Pasta4u@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Suv’s are not always worse.
Equinox 26/31 Corvette is 16/25.
Equinox can fit five adults plus room for luggage or other items in jt.
He’ll the Chevy malibu is 27/35 amd is a Sedan. I rather the equinox