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Exactly! The curb weight of my Tesla Model 3 is 4000 lbs max[1]. So how is this article anything but a hit piece on electric cars, as usual? [1] https://en.wik
by baggachipz 3y ago
Exactly! The curb weight of my Tesla Model 3 is 4000 lbs max[1]. So how is this article anything but a hit piece on electric cars, as usual?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_3
- bluGill 3y agoElectric cars tend to be much heavier than ICEs. While your model 3 is lighter than the limit it is a small car that is just barely under the limit. While much larger F150 starts out at only slightly heavier.
- acdha 3y agoEVs are heavier but by far the heaviest vehicles sold by volume are ICE SUVs and trucks. This should be a neutral measure based on the risky attribute since heavier vehicles are more dangerous to everyone regardless of the power source.
- bluGill 3y agoThere are already a few EV trucks and SUVs - and they are significantly heavier in general. Maybe a diesel truck (which mostly doesn't even have a EV option yet) would be as heavy - I can't find any specs to compare but maybe your google-fu is better. A Tesla model3 is not much lighter than a F150 (lowest weight of the F150), but is clearly much smaller.
- acdha 3y agoYes, nobody’s arguing that EVs are light. My point was simply that because EVs are still a small percentage of the market there are more heavy ICE vehicles on the road because we’re three decades into consumers moving away from small cars. That Tesla 3 buyer was more likely to have also been considering an Escalade than a Honda Civic.
- tromp 3y agoSince when is 4000 just barely under 5000?
- bryanlarsen 3y agoA Dodge Charger is heavier than a Model 3, and it's also a small car.
- RoryH 3y agoCause.. Big Oil FUD