What about the damage to secondary roads that normally don't have heavy weight traffic on a daily basis?
Just means more expense to small communities for road maintenance, surely the manufactures will contribute for that. Oh wait they will just raise the GASOLINE tax to make up for the increased road damage repairs so the ICE's can pay for it and the EV's get a free ride. rant
They're also too heavy for current guardrail systems:
Report on new study. That news story is a bunch of overly dramatic crap.
Ooohhhhh.... 7000 lb Rivian busts through a metal guard rail when perpendicular and traveling at 60 mph.
Gee, REALLY?
A Ford Focus will bust through one at the same speed.
Here's an idea! Let's repeat the test with a 9000 lb 4 door 4x4 SuperDuty! I bet it takes out both rows of K rail catch barrier.
The Tesla trick? It went under the rail? At a 45 degree angle?
How about we try that with a low nose sedan. Mercedes GT63 comes to mind. It would tuck a bumper under that rail and lift it up, too. Those toothpicks won't stop a car when you're smashing them one at a time.
I'm no EV poster boy but even I can smell the BS from here.
