Something that had never crossed my mind in 30 years of thinking about this stuff.
I mean, some ramps have banned electric vehicles because of the fire danger of lithium-ion batteries but here's something as basic as mass interacting with gravity that I've never heard discussed.
From All Car News, December 22, 2022:
Dangerous situations
Electric cars do not have a heavy gasoline or diesel engine “under the hood,” but a compact, lightweight electric motor. But because of a hefty battery pack, EVs are often bulky. An electric car sometimes weighs as much as 500 pounds more than a similar model with a traditional powertrain. This can create dangerous situations, according to the British Parking Association.Ford Cortina
Indeed, according to the British Parking Association, there are some 6,000 multi-story parking garages in the United Kingdom, most of which were built to guidelines based on the weight of popular cars from the 1970s. What was the most popular model in the United Kingdom at the time? A Ford Cortina Mk 3.
No heavyweight
Electric cars heavy
The differences between modern cars and the Ford Cortina of old are huge. The Cortina is a likeable but slow bolide, which, moreover, would not yet achieve a 1-star in a Euro NCAP crash test. But it is not heavy, and modern cars are. An average EV – such as a Tesla Model 3 (1,819 kg) – weighs almost twice as much as a Cortina (960 kg). Cars with regular powertrains have also gained considerably. A new Volkswagen Golf easily weighs 1,400 kilograms. Moreover, more and more people are opting for a large, heavy SUV. So it’s not just electric cars that the BPA should be concerned about....
....MUCH MORE
Car parks are important. They allowed Donald Gosling to become wealthy enough to buy the Leander G which he loaned to then Prince Charles for an eco-tour of the Caribbean in 2008:
Prince Charles on Global Warming
Charles and Camilla to sail Caribbean in a luxury yacht to cut carbon emissions
At £280,000 a week, the Leander is one of the most expensive
British-registered yachts to hire but it is apparently 'greener'
than chartering a private aircraft
