• mriguy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The problem isn’t that electric cars weigh more than ICE cars, it’s that people buy absolutely enormous vehicles that are way bigger than they need. The top selling vehicles in the US right now are the Chevy Silverado, the Ford F-series, the Toyota Rav-4. These aren’t even cars - they’re trucks. Yes, people should drive lighter vehicles. But this was a problem way before EV’s. People act like conventional cars don’t have tires or something. The fact that this is suddenly considered a pressing issue seems to be more FUD from people who really hate the idea of electric vehicles.

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      BOTH are problems. Yes people buy vehicles that are too big. But electric vehicles, whether it be trucks or sedans, weigh significantly more than their ICE counterparts. I’m in favor of EVs over ICEs, but the bigger solution is not just “more of another type of car”. We also need a world with fewer cars.