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Weight of electric vehicles could cause 'catastrophic' damage and 'lead to car parks collapsing': Engineers warn Britain's parking facilities were not designed for hulking battery cars
Daily Mail ^ | 12/18/22 | Isolde Walters

Posted on 12/18/2022 2:30:56 PM PST by Libloather

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To: Libloather

EVs don’t change the mass of the Earth, but they do increase (slightly) the Earth’s moment of inertia.


21 posted on 12/18/2022 3:06:11 PM PST by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: Libloather

This is the first time I’ve seen anyone raise the e-car’s weight as a matter of concern. Elon!! Step away from your new chew toy called Twitter for a few weeks. Some redesiging of your e-car models is in order. Before a class action suit beats you to the point.


22 posted on 12/18/2022 3:06:25 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Libloather

Studies show that collapsed parking garages are good for the planet.


23 posted on 12/18/2022 3:07:48 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Libloather

https://motorhills.com/7-reasons-why-electric-cars-are-so-heavy/

That means that EVs are an average of 750 pounds heavier. Sure, that isn’t a huge deal, but it’s still pretty considerable.

If carpet parking is built to that close of tolorances..............


24 posted on 12/18/2022 3:08:45 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: cicero2k

Good Idea. Park on the first floor as fire would be easier to put out. (sarc)


25 posted on 12/18/2022 3:11:00 PM PST by oldasrocks
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To: Libloather

I’m hearing that some parking garages in the US won’t take EVs. Afraid of fires perhaps?


26 posted on 12/18/2022 3:11:50 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Fake news, fake pandemic, fake vaccine, fake election, fake president.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

ErikLatranyi:also harder on our roads and bridges

The typical American pickup truck and SUV weighs more than an EV car. Are we prepared to ban those as well or talk about a paying a higher road tax? Talking about what vehicle is bad for US roads can lead to a slippery slope we do not want to go down.


27 posted on 12/18/2022 3:14:47 PM PST by natalie227
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To: Libloather

EVs are a Dead-End


28 posted on 12/18/2022 3:16:58 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Libloather

Ice bergs melting causes the oceans to rise . . . somehow.


29 posted on 12/18/2022 3:18:58 PM PST by BipolarBob (The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
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but at least the erfs atmospheric CO2 concentration won’t go above the super dangerous 0.045%


30 posted on 12/18/2022 3:20:44 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Libloather

So reduce the allowed capacity of existing parking garages by 50% and build twice the number of garages.

But garages are made out of concrete. Concrete comes from calcined limestone: CaCo3 + heat —> CaO + CO2.

See that last term in the equation? Making concrete to park your heavy EV releases millions of tons more CO2!

Why are we building EVs again? To reduce CO2?

These idiots have never been able to spell “system” or understand one.


31 posted on 12/18/2022 3:21:54 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!0)
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To: Libloather

It just gets worse and worse.


32 posted on 12/18/2022 3:25:05 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Chad_the_Impaler

“EVs don’t change the mass of the Earth, but they do increase (slightly) the Earth’s moment of inertia.”
Uh-oh, EV’s are going to throw the erf out of balance.


33 posted on 12/18/2022 3:25:32 PM PST by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: cableguymn

I’ve seen EV charging stations 2-3 levels down in DC parking garages.

Retards


34 posted on 12/18/2022 3:26:43 PM PST by cyclotic (Follow 1776rm.com. Fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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To: Libloather
Oh - Worry, worry, worry!

For cryin' out loud, what's the worst that could happen?

/sarc

35 posted on 12/18/2022 3:33:54 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: Libloather

When the States figure out the additional damage to roads as well, I hope like heck that they tax these vehicles accordingly!

Tax them into oblivion!

These Enviro-Weenies. Always with the, ‘unintended consequences.’ Always!


36 posted on 12/18/2022 3:41:44 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Libloather

And another “unintended consequence” discovered because of the Earth saving EVs.


37 posted on 12/18/2022 3:45:42 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Libloather

and don’t forget peak lithium. Only enought for 10B leafs car batteries. I think teslas are twice the size.


38 posted on 12/18/2022 3:48:47 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: natalie227

yeah they are way behind us in car ownership about 300 million

but they are also building coal plants


39 posted on 12/18/2022 3:55:46 PM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

they are building evs to get everyone on the grid

control the grid

control the people


40 posted on 12/18/2022 3:57:04 PM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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