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> Did you pull that number out of a hat? Damage to roads is proportional to the 4th power of axle weight, which is about 4500 pounds for the Hummer EV and abou
by josephcsible 4y ago
> Did you pull that number out of a hat?
Damage to roads is proportional to the 4th power of axle weight, which is about 4500 pounds for the Hummer EV and about 17000 pounds for a semi, and (17000/4500)^4 is a little over 200.
- ianschmitz 4y agoTIL! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law