The average difference between EV and a gas car is around 300 to 400 kg. With an average weight of a small car being around 1500-1700 kg, and an electric variant of the same car being 1800-2000 kg, the difference is basically nothing. It’s, like, two large dudes. And that’s smaller car, the difference in big SUVs becomes almost negligible. It’s so nothing, especially compared to all the particles EVs don’t emit, the only reason we keep talking about is astroturfed bullshit from the conservative car manufacturers. It’s from the same playbook as wanting to get rid of wind turbines because sometimes they kill birds.
For the smallest car on the market it’s around 20%. It rapidly gets smaller the bigger the vehicle is. Exchanging lack of tailpipe emissions for less than 20% increase in road damage is nobrainer.
The average difference between EV and a gas car is around 300 to 400 kg. With an average weight of a small car being around 1500-1700 kg, and an electric variant of the same car being 1800-2000 kg, the difference is basically nothing. It’s, like, two large dudes. And that’s smaller car, the difference in big SUVs becomes almost negligible. It’s so nothing, especially compared to all the particles EVs don’t emit, the only reason we keep talking about is astroturfed bullshit from the conservative car manufacturers. It’s from the same playbook as wanting to get rid of wind turbines because sometimes they kill birds.
400kg makes a huge difference. Road damage increases proportional to the fourth power of axle load, which is like 2x in your example.
For the smallest car on the market it’s around 20%. It rapidly gets smaller the bigger the vehicle is. Exchanging lack of tailpipe emissions for less than 20% increase in road damage is nobrainer.