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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by bryanlarsen on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @11:50AM (#46220052)
Yes, but that 24% increase in Europe is partly due to increase in vehicle size. Vehicle size is increasing over time in Europe, and the average EV is newer.

Also, cars designed as pure EV's are a lot lighter than EV's built on an ICE chassis.

A Telsa 3 is about 2% heavier than a BMW 3 whereas a Ford Lightning is 20% heavier than the comparable F-150.

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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by Jon_Lowtek on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @12:19PM (#46220470)
the 24% increase has nothing to do with car size over time in europa.

Table 2 in the paper lists which cars where compared, and that 24% numbers is an average from comparing models where manufacturers offer EV and ICE variants.

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