Not necessarily - as an example:
Tesla Model 3 Standard: 3,862 lbs (1755 kg)
Tesla Model 3 Long Range: 4,034 lbs (1834 kg)
Tesla Model 3 Performance: 4,054 lbs (1843 kg)
BMW M3: 3,990 lbs (1814 kg)
These are effectively the same weight for comparably-positioned sports sedans.
The broad trend that electric cars are heavier and need to be designed differently than combustion cars is undeniable.
EVs might have started heavier, but it's modern vehicles that are heavy more than EVs. Sure, you can point to the OEMs that brute-forced their way into the market (the Hummer springs to mind), but the truly preposterous are, fortunately, small in number.
Huh? Why is it a stupid comparison? It is comparing the Model 3 (very popular EV) against a similarly-positioned ICE vehicle. I showed three trims of the Model 3 in order to avoid people saying, "yeah, but you didn't post the weights of all the different versions..."
GP said simply "Electric vehicles are very heavy" - that means all EVs. Not some EVs. So showing a comparable pair of EV & ICE vehicles to disprove it is a completely reasonable comparison.
It is also particularly disingenuous (although irrelevant) that you ignored the different 3er Variants.
Separately, the Model 3 Performance is most comparable to the M3. And they are virtually the same weight (as the data that I presented showed). So, not a disingenuous comparison. But thanks for the accusation :)
2024 Mustang curb weight is 3588 - 3949 lbs.
So you're suggesting you drive an EV that weighs approximately 1588 - 1949 lbs. Which EV is that?
https://www.topspeed.com/lightest-electric-cars/
At least in the U.S., the lightest EV starts at 2952 lbs (Fiat 500e).
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/at-1627-pounds-the-va...
There is at least one EV that is light enough, though I suspect it is not your daily driver.
The Dacia Spring is available around here (Berlin), and while it's a bit more than that mass, it's close enough to be "about" a ton lighter.
An ~1800-lb limit, to be a ton less than a mustang, doesn't give you much room to make a full-size vehicle. A prius is over 3,000 lbs.
But lighter than almost all electric cars. Certainly not a ton heavier.
Tesla model 3: 3900 pounds Tesla model S: 4700 pounds Chevy bolt: 3600 pounds Nissan Leaf: 3900 pounds Volkswagen ID4: 4600 pounds
EVs are heavy. I’d be interested in your 2600 pound EV.
So is the mustang heavy? Compared to what?
A 2-door mini cooper is 2600 pounds. A Nissan Versa is about the same.
For larger cars, the Elantra and Civic are both less than 3000 pounds.
Source: my I-MiEV owner's manual