Thanks TC! I've been aware of this, and it pisses me off no end. Among other things, the EPA has made the roads much more dangerous, especially for those of us in relatively small cars. 4,500 lb cars are now common, and due to the weight of batteries, many EV cars now weigh as much as 5,500 lbs, more than twice the weight of my '08 Civic…
Thanks TC! I've been aware of this, and it pisses me off no end. Among other things, the EPA has made the roads much more dangerous, especially for those of us in relatively small cars. 4,500 lb cars are now common, and due to the weight of batteries, many EV cars now weigh as much as 5,500 lbs, more than twice the weight of my '08 Civic (stick). Some EV pickups weigh north of 10,000 lbs.
When I was first driving, in the early '70s (got my license in January 1970), it was possible to see what traffic was doing a couple of hundred feet ahead, because you could literally look through the windows of the cars ahead of you. Now you can't see over (or through) the first SUV ahead.
And the damned pickups are so light that their drivers can't see small children in the road directly in front of them, and people hit by those trucks are much more likely to be killed or severely injured.
I can't help wondering if there's any way for a group of citizens to sue EPA to force them to change all this in such a way as to incentivize smaller, lighter cars and trucks.
That issue of added weight on the electrics is going to have its day because many parking structures and perhaps some bridges may fail under the new heavyweights.
Thanks TC! I've been aware of this, and it pisses me off no end. Among other things, the EPA has made the roads much more dangerous, especially for those of us in relatively small cars. 4,500 lb cars are now common, and due to the weight of batteries, many EV cars now weigh as much as 5,500 lbs, more than twice the weight of my '08 Civic (stick). Some EV pickups weigh north of 10,000 lbs.
When I was first driving, in the early '70s (got my license in January 1970), it was possible to see what traffic was doing a couple of hundred feet ahead, because you could literally look through the windows of the cars ahead of you. Now you can't see over (or through) the first SUV ahead.
And the damned pickups are so light that their drivers can't see small children in the road directly in front of them, and people hit by those trucks are much more likely to be killed or severely injured.
I can't help wondering if there's any way for a group of citizens to sue EPA to force them to change all this in such a way as to incentivize smaller, lighter cars and trucks.
I wish!
I do too!
That issue of added weight on the electrics is going to have its day because many parking structures and perhaps some bridges may fail under the new heavyweights.
That and higher incidence of death and disability from crashes.