Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than internal combustion

Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by jtlienwis on Saturday August 13, 2022 @04:59PM (#32453738)

(4000/3500)^4 = 1.70 so that 70% more road damage with a fleet of EVs. I don't know how high Vehicle Registration is in your state, and Fuel Tax, but it does add up to a surprising amount that mostly goes into rebuilding highway infrastructure. So it does need to be accounted for. Our transportation highway network is a system. ]

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Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by mperham on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:39PM (#32455169)

You’re assuming that most road damage comes from passenger cars. In fact most road damage comes from large semis weighing 20,000+ pounds. The worst roads are almost always freight corrridors

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Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by bergenty on Saturday August 13, 2022 @11:12PM (#32456005)

I was wrong the Model 3 also weighs 3500lbs. With your thinking we shouldn’t have any trucks or pickups on the road. The Ford F-150 is the most selling vehicle of all time and it’s massive.

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