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A fully specced Model X weighs 5,531 lbs vs a fully specced Yukon at 5743 lbs, hardly significant, but thats beside the point. I was specifically referencing s
by ProfessorLayton 9y ago
A fully specced Model X weighs 5,531 lbs vs a fully specced Yukon at 5743 lbs, hardly significant, but thats beside the point.
I was specifically referencing semis, where an incredible amount of road damage comes from, and the need for new road funding to account for the transition from diesel taxes.
The logic is that road damage does not scale linearly with vehicle weight, and with current battery tech, an electric semi will need to complete more trips for the same amount of cargo due to the battery's weight eating into the load capacity.
- ethbro 9y agoHow does road damage not scale with vehicle weight? Or is it simply non-linear? I can't imagine it not being related at least to GVWR / num_tires.
- Garfgon 9y agoApparently it scales with the fourth power of axle weight (http://www.nvfnorden.org/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=601 http://www.nvfnorden.org/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=601), roughly.