Experts warn electric vehicle weight threatens road safety and infrastructure

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[–]Bitch-Im-a-cow 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I wonder why it's not obvious to most Saiditors that this post is 100% Big Oil misinformation propaganda. Where built properly, roads and infrastructure account for extra tonnage for the heaviest vehicles, and by the time there are significant non-fossil-fuel vehicles on the road - perhaps c. 2030s, 40s, or 50s - there will have been updates to the infrastructure. My only question is regarding bridges, in times when massive electric commercial trucks might be numerous on some of those bridges. Some regulation might be necessary in that case.

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Sounds like you agree with the article even though you hate to admit it.

Why do liberals refuse to address the problems with EVs such as:

Additional weight causing additional road/parking structure damage.

Batteries made from materials mined with slave labor in ways that cause environmental damage.

Lack of planning to upgrade the electric grids to support EV charging.

Long charge times that are inconvenient, but also can put people in dangerous situations, stuck at a charge station for an extended period of time in an isolated area, which will be targeted by criminals.

Significantly higher repair costs, which in turn significantly increase insurance costs.

Fire hazard of damaged vehicles which makes it dangerous to store damaged vehicles at repair facilities, and requires a lot more space/real estate to store safely. Damaged EVs should be stored far apart from other vehicles and structures.

Precipitous depreciation.

[–]Bitch-Im-a-cow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You overlook entirely the problems with fossil fuels, how much more costly those have been and will be, for everyone? This has nothing to do with liberals. Big Oil wants you to believe their lies. Don't. Look up fossil fuel costs to... everything.

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The costs are well known because we've been using fossil fuels for over a hundred years. You act brain dead.

[–]Bitch-Im-a-cow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

you obviously don't know or don't want to know anything about this subject

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Riiiiiiight