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The concern over the weight of electric vehicles stretches beyond vehicle-to-vehicle crashes and compatibility with guardrails, Brooks said. The extra weight will affect everything from faster wear on residential streets and driveways to vehicle tires and infrastructure like parking garages.
“A lot of these parking structures were built to hold vehicles that weighed 2,000 to 4,000 pounds — not 10,000 pounds,” he said.
“A lot of these parking structures were built to hold vehicles that weighed 2,000 to 4,000 pounds — not 10,000 pounds,” he said.
Scary. I wouldn't want to be in a parking deck filled with these vehicles and built for one set of specs but affected by these new weight numbers.
If we think condo/apartment collapses are devastating I would imagine that the amount of suffering from a parking deck collapse would be comparable.
Lots to think about.
Thanks for sharing this, Eugene. ❤️
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