EVs weigh more than gas-powered models. Here's what that means for roads, owners and pedestrians

[Born2vette]

Interesting article with many good points/food for thought.

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[rhamersley]

I've been told this is why Capitol Ave is being torn up again between 16th and Washington streets. The design of the base layer for the bus lanes didn't take into account the additional weight of the battery powered busses. Don't know if that's just a story or what, but they've got the bus lanes decimated right now.

 

[Ingomike]

This is a dup thread. We have been discussing this here.

The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-ownership-costs/

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[Born2vette]

This is a dup thread. We have been discussing this here.

The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-ownership-costs/

www.indianagunowners.com

But it also digressed into a political discussion having little to do with EVs, and that article does not discuss road wear, increased tire wear/pollution, etc.

 

[Ingomike]

But it also digressed into a political discussion having little to do with EVs, and that article does not discuss road wear, increased tire wear/pollution, etc.

This will too. EV’s are a political issue so IMO it should be I the thread discussing it. I am not a mod so they can decide, let’s ask BigREd…

 

[HoughMade]

Interesting article with many good points/food for thought.

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EVs weigh more....but are less than 1% of the vehicle on the road. How do we quantify the effect on roads, especially when an electric Nissan weighs less than a gas something else and an electric F-150 weighs less than a diesel something else?

Could there be a real effect? Sure. Under current conditions can it be quantified with accuracy? I don't see how.

 

[Ingomike]

EVs weigh more....but are less than 1% of the vehicle on the road. How do we quantify the effect on roads, especially when an electric Nissan weighs less than a gas something else and an electric F-150 weighs less than a diesel something else?

Could there be a real effect? Sure. Under current conditions can it be quantified with accuracy? I don't see how.

Presumably the “diesel something else” is buying fuel and proportionally paying for the damage they are doing to the roads that EV’s are not…

 

[HoughMade]

Presumably the “diesel something else” is buying fuel and proportionally paying for the damage they are doing to the roads that EV’s are not…

In Indiana, electric vehicles and hybrids pay an extra fee at registration that is supposed to pegged to fuel prices, but whether or not it is equivalent to what comes from fuel taxes...well, I would doubt. That can be changed, though.