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> EVs put more strain on roads due to their increased weight Only if you trade in a gasoline SUV for an electric SUV. A hatchback EV weighs about as much as a
by triceratops 2y ago
> EVs put more strain on roads due to their increased weight
Only if you trade in a gasoline SUV for an electric SUV. A hatchback EV weighs about as much as a compact SUV, and is cheaper to buy and operate.
- whateveracct 2y agoRight, but it's not apples to apples. And what about all those people driving ICE sedans?
- triceratops 2y agoWhat about them? 10 years ago the best-selling vehicle in the US was a sedan. Today it's a pickup truck. Nobody said boo about road damage. It's a made-up reason to hate on EVs.
- whateveracct 2y agoWell if you scroll up to my original point re: gas tax paying for roads, it's not really the same thing. Because trucks also used more gas. EVs don't.