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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

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A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Vehicles are getting way too heavy to be safe.
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    Sounds only bad for people driving obese cars, which is good from my perspective.

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      EVs are significantly heavier than ICE cars. That’s why this is a problem. The Rivian R1S is over 8,000 lbs.

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        No, electric SUVs and other obese models are heavier. There’s plenty of EVs that are lighter than ICE cars.

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          Not than an equivalent ICE car. Sure you can make a subcompact EV, but it’s either gonna have no range, or weigh more than a Nissan Versa.

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            I mean, I never talked about just EVs. ICEs also have become way too big and consequently heavy over the decades. As far as I’m concerned, fuck cars in general.

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      So long as your perspective isn’t on the other side of these whales, than yes.

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        What whales…?

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      There was an article attached the post. Take a look

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        Then what?

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