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Originally Posted by montréaliste
Something to consider: EVs use up tires at a 20% higher rate, and are more expensive to purchase. The damage to roads from extra weight and friction in braking is also a long term problem if battery weights don’t significantly decrease over time. The F150 Lightning for instance weighs 6500lbs vs the regular pickups that average 4500 to 5000lbs.
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Good point. Thanks for bringing up braking too. I suppose the counter argument would be that regenerative braking reduces the load on brakes, thus allowing the car to spew about the same about of toxic brake-pad dust into the air.
I'm by no means anti EV, in particular. I just don't see why those of us in cities should not only accept all the same problems as ICEs, but roll out the red carpet and splash out on accommodations for EVs. They still pollute, they're still loud, they're still dangerous, and they're still an enormous waste of space.