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Electric vehicles are too heavy, so goes the chant from certain members of the press. Not only that, but electric vehicle weight is a huge problem for roads, for safety, for all our infrastructure. It’s insoluble! We should just keep driving gas cars…
…only that’s not the case, but there is something here that we need to discuss. Why do cars keep getting heavier, what does that mean for everyone using the roads, and what can we do about it?
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00:00 – Open
00:44 – Introduction
03:32 – Weight trends
03:22 – Road surface damage
05:40 – Modern cars comparison
06:03 – Impacts of increased weight
07:46 – Safety of larger vehicles
09:22 – Infrastructure impacts
11:43 – What impacts do heavier vehicles have on EVs?
14:07 – How can we break this pattern?
16:50 – Conclusions
17:45 – Thanks and Credits
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https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/as-heavy-evs-proliferate-their-weight-may-be-a-drag-on-safety
https://fortune.com/2023/01/11/electric-vehicles-heavy-batteries-truck-warning-accidents/
https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a1860276/car-weight-comparison-1967-versus-2017/
https://www.nber.org/papers/w17170
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/new-registrations-of-electric-vehicles?activeAccordion=546a7c35-9188-4d23-94ee-005d97c26f2b
https://www.wired.com/2012/08/fuel-economy-vs-mass/
https://www.istructe.org/resources/guidance/car-park-design/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/mrs.2019.298
https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/automotive/aluminum-continues-unprecedented-growth-in-automotive-applications/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265153679_Environmentally_Significant_Consumption_Research_Directions
https://theconversation.com/the-trouble-with-aluminium-7245
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/mrs.2019.298
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Script: Kate Walton-Elliott, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Kate Walton-Elliott
Editor, Colorist: Kate Walton-Elliott
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2023
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