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EVs are heavier, that's not in question. It's the inaccurate myth that EVs produce 2000 times more emissions that Diesel exhaust.Earlier this year, the London-based Institution of Structural Engineers published updated design guidance for car parks.
The wide-ranging document covers all structures where cars can be parked — including those on multiple levels, underground or within residential and office buildings — and how they are designed, built and maintained. The guidance has been written for all stakeholders involved in car park design.
One potential issue relates to the load of what we drive. According to the institution, the average vehicle’s weight has increased from 1.5 metric tons in 1974 to nearly 2 metric tons in 2023.
In a statement, it said the reason behind the weight increase was “due to electric and hybrid batteries and the size of cars increasing.”
“This extra load and the changing fire safety requirements are all considerations not just for new car parks, but for existing structures too,” it added.
A mk1 Golf was around 750 to 970kg. A Mk8 TDI is around 1600kg an ID3 is around 1740 to 1936kg. A Ford Ranger (the best selling farm double cab) weighs 1841 to 2283 so has all the diesel emissions AND the tyre particulates. Like for like EVs aren't always massively heavier. The problem so far as pointed out by Harry M is that EVs so far have focused on big expensive models and with the media pushing range anxiety bigger batteries than needed are being fitted.