Bloomberg: American Cars Are Developing a Serious Weight Problem

[Count Orlok]

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American Cars Are Developing a Serious Weight Problem

EV batteries add roughly 1,000 to 1,500 pounds for a long-range sedan or SUV. Those figures could double with the beefiest new pickup trucks coming to the US in the next 12 months, including the 8,000-pound Chevy Silverado and the steel-plated Tesla Cybertruck, weight unknown.



...Whoever turns things around the quickest has the best chance to compete with Tesla, which dominates the US EV market. Tesla has an all-electric fleet that’s similar in weight to the US average, despite the batteries. Perhaps its biggest trick in getting there was to convince customers that sometimes it’s OK to size down.

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[AbjectFray]

Teslas have a comparable weight? That's funny.

 

[s4wrxttcs]

My R1T is such a beach master that it doesn't even qualify for the RTA excise tax. The weight plus truck combo.

Which is a great news for my wallet, but not such good news for the transit agency wanting that money.

 

[MXA121]

All EVs are heavy, especially trucks.
But the real question is why does the latest BMW M2 weigh nearly as much as a Model 3??

 

[defcon888]

Its because we are 'MURICA....that is why!

 

[WSea]

My R1T is such a beach master that it doesn't even qualify for the RTA excise tax. The weight plus truck combo.

Which is a great news for my wallet, but not such good news for the transit agency wanting that money.

RTA has received plenty of our money already and will continue to receive our money from another vehicle. The depreciation schedule is ridiculous

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