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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by __s on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:00PM (#37039124)
Note that suggesting it's 10x the wear is greatly exaggerating

Weight increase is ~30% https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/21/carry-that-we...

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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by dubcanada on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:05PM (#37039209)
Ya I didn't have the figure off the top of my head, it does appear to only be 1.3x to 3x which is really not much more.
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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by LegitShady on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:14PM (#37039409)
Road Wear is related to weight by the 4th power...a 30% increase in axle weight is like 2.85x the damage to the road.
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