Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, study finds

Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by jsilence on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:11AM (#28499887)

I fail to see why electric cars are significantly heavier than gasoline cars. Signifikant in the sense that it makes a differenc in noise.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by ncmncm on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:52AM (#28500688)

They have a battery that weighs much more than 15 gallons of gasoline.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by jsilence on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:10AM (#28509245)

Yeah, but also they do not have a combusion engine made out of cast iron that sports a gearbox, clutch, starter, starter battery and generator.

An EV has a lot less components than a combusion car. So much so that they can add a second trunk where the heavy combusion engine normally sits.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by jsilence on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:13AM (#28509261)

Just take a look at the actual weight of the Tesla Model 3. It is listed between roundabout 1.600 kg and 1.800 kg which is absolutely in the ballpark of the two tons every other mid sized sedan weights. Example : Volkswagen model Passat: 1470kg - 1760kg.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by foxfluff on Sunday September 12, 2021 @09:24AM (#28500915)

There's about 500 kg of battery in the long range version of Tesla Model 3.

ICE + transmission + all the related cruft (cooling, battery, starter motor, fuel & pump) easily weigh a few hundred kilos.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by ncmncm on Sunday September 12, 2021 @03:07PM (#28503893)

The drivetrain in a Tesla has not-negligible weight. Few could lift it. Not I.

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