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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5627077" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/28/study-heavy-electric-vehicles-cause-twice-the-road-damage-than-their-petrol-equivalents/[/URL]A UK study led by the University of Leeds found the average electric car puts 2.24 times more stress on roads than a similar petrol vehicle – and 1.95 more than a diesel. Larger electric vehicles can cause up to 2.32 times more damage to roads.The stress on roads causes greater movement of asphalt which can lead to small cracks and eventually expand into potholes with local government authorities left to repair the damage.Impact is even bigger with larger EVs, which can lead to up to 2.32 times more damage to road infrastructure, according to the report as <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/26/pothole-electric-cars-damage-roads-double-petrol-telegraph/" target="_blank">outlined</a> by the Daily Telegraph.The increased weight of EVs can be primarily attributed to their heavy batteries, which can weigh up to 500 kilograms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 5627077, member: 12952"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/28/study-heavy-electric-vehicles-cause-twice-the-road-damage-than-their-petrol-equivalents/[/URL] A UK study led by the University of Leeds found the average electric car puts 2.24 times more stress on roads than a similar petrol vehicle – and 1.95 more than a diesel. Larger electric vehicles can cause up to 2.32 times more damage to roads. The stress on roads causes greater movement of asphalt which can lead to small cracks and eventually expand into potholes with local government authorities left to repair the damage. Impact is even bigger with larger EVs, which can lead to up to 2.32 times more damage to road infrastructure, according to the report as [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/26/pothole-electric-cars-damage-roads-double-petrol-telegraph/']outlined[/URL] by the [I]Daily Telegraph[/I]. The increased weight of EVs can be primarily attributed to their heavy batteries, which can weigh up to 500 kilograms. [/QUOTE]

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