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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by ballenf on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:03PM (#25188860)
Also, truck tires are also much larger (than an average passenger car) and have a larger contact area.

Passenger off-road vehicles with knobby tires might be harder on roads too in a different way than weight.

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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by reitzensteinm on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:42PM (#25190800)
I actually thought this was the case but a quick search indicated about twelve inches wide for both. Was I missing something?

It would make a significant difference to the calculations, eg 50% wider tires would mean dividing truck severity by 5.

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