Experts fear deteriorating parking lots could collapse under the weight of heavy electric vehicles, says reportIsobel van Hagen
Apr 9, 2023, 10:05 AMAs the popularity of electric cars grows, some experts are concerned that the heavy weight of electric vehicles could cause multi-level parking lots in the UK to collapse.
Due to the aging infrastructure of many parking garages in the country, engineers said that the amount of weight the buildings can hold should be raised and that maintenance of parking lots should be improved, according to a report by The Telegraph.
"I don't want to be too alarmist, but there definitely is the potential for some of the early car parks in poor condition to collapse," Chris Whapples, a structural engineer and car park consultant, told The Telegraph.
Steve Holmes, senior technical manager at building supply firm Sika, also told the news outlet that many parking lots in the UK had structural flaws "baked in" due to a general lack of maintenance.
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Vermont liberal lunatics were touting the heavy weight of EVs as a benefit that ‘helped keep them on the road’ during our brutal winters. Ice doesn’t care how much you weigh.