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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by lb1lf on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:20PM (#37727484)
Batteries are still heavy.

For instance, the VW id.3 (small-ish EV) has a curb weight 250-450kg (550-1,000lbs) more than my wife's gasoline VW Passat, a quite spacious estate wagon.

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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by robertlagrant on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:37PM (#37727706)
I doubt an ID3 weighs only half a ton. Probably at least three times that?
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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by lb1lf on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:55PM (#37727917)
It is close to two tons, I was (clumsily, it appears, but English is my third language, so please bear with me) trying to state that an id.3 compact is 250-450kg (depending on configuration) heavier than a gasoline-powered estate.
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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by robertlagrant on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:35PM (#37728328)
Aaaah - gotcha.
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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by jazzyjackson on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:06PM (#37728019)
>> more than
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