Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
127 followers · 1687 posts · Server sfba.socialThe issue will only become more pressing as #heavier #electricvehicles are introduced. Jung said #large electric vehicles, due to their large #batteries, are at least 50 percent #heavier than an internal combustion engine-powered vehicle and will put more #wear on tires and cause more #pollution.
#heavier #electricvehicles #large #batteries #wear #pollution #emicromobility #sharing #sharedeconomy #sufficiency
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
115 followers · 1380 posts · Server sfba.socialhttps://www.curbed.com/2023/06/new-york-suv-trucks-weight-based-fee.html
#CrashesArentAccidents: Mamdani is co-introducing legislation for a #weightbased vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing #heavier #vehicles. “The #carindustry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles,” he says. “The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost.”
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease
#crashesarentaccidents #weightbased #heavier #vehicles #carindustry #carfreecitycentersplease
beSpacific · @bespacific
622 followers · 988 posts · Server newsie.social
Large #ElectricTrucks give fewer environmental benefits [Surprise - NOT!} #EVs now include larger trucks like #Ford150Lightning #DodgeRam1500, but #MIT #TrancikLab #data shows larger EVs provide #diminishing #ClimateBenefits #Heavier #EVs require more #electricity to #charge & may have a similar #EmissionsImpact to smaller gas-powered cars, although #Ford spokesperson Artealia Gilliard notes that emissions savings will improve as the #grid is #decarbonized [so...never] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/17/climate/electric-vehicle-emissions-truck-suv.html
#electrictrucks #evs #ford150lightning #dodgeram1500 #mit #tranciklab #data #diminishing #climatebenefits #heavier #electricity #charge #emissionsimpact #ford #grid #decarbonized