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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by dahfizz on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:02PM (#37039158)
EVs are not "way heavier". They are a couple hundred pounds heavier than comparable ice cars on average.

And all that extra weight is in the battery. Over time, batteries will shrink to the point where EVs are lighter on average.

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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by Detrytus on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:14PM (#37039417)
That's wishful thinking: battery technology required to reduce weight of EV enough is not in sight yet. It might even be physically impossible.
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