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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Again, going back to the ATMA quotes, it's about lifespan. More heavier vehicles, on roads with less durability, over time, will come back to the taxpayer.
From the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers ( link):
"As you put more, and heavier, passenger vehicles on a standard road surface, you're taking life out of it," says Lehman. "Maybe it's not going to last for 20 years—maybe it's only going to make it to 18." |
It all rings hollow to me when since I haven't seen any meaningful ESAL recalculations with the market share of smaller cars nosediving over the last 30 years. Road pavement structures haven't changed in any meaningful way in response to the ever increasing personal vehicle sizes in North America, so I doubt many jurisdictions will change them for EVs.