Yahoo Autos UK Experts Think Heavy EVs Might Cause the Collapse of Old Parking Garages
EVs are heavy. That extra weight they carry could be putting some portions of infrastructure at risk. The Telegraph reports officials in the UK are worried that older multi-level parking garages could be at risk of collapse due to all that weight.
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With the coming EV transition, one thing that most cities and governments have yet to deal with is the reality of the weight of these things. They’re extremely heavy. Take for example the Ford F-150. In its heaviest configuration — the Raptor with 37-inch tires and performance package — it has a curb weight 5,886 pounds. An F-150 Lightning EV however has a curb weight just over 1,000 pounds more in its heaviest configuration of Platinum trim at 6,893 pounds. That extra weight these vehicles carry may be a danger to parking garages all over the UK. Aging infrastructure brought about due to years of disrepair have made some garages at risk of buckling, experts say. “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,” car park consultant and structural engineer Chris Whapples told The Telegraph.
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