This seems relevant, given how many people are questioning the need for normalisation of taxes on EVs/Hybrids
ashyjay on
Have they factored in ground pressure, as SUVs usually have larger and wider wheels which spread the weight over a larger area, so overall ground pressure might be comparable to a saloon, I’m not the greatest fan of SUVs and Crossovers but they are still lighter than almost every commercial vehicle.
Also just from the width of the potholes around me, it’s 100% trucks causing it, as much like the tram lines, they are suspiciously the same width as a twin wheel axle on a truck.
High-Tom-Titty on
Okay. Well maybe we need to rethink how we make roads. If they want everyone to eventually drive electric which are around 25% heavier then this will be an ongoing issue.
seany1212 on
Of course they are, but people are having to consider more SUVs because the alternative is broken suspension, cracked rims or blown tyres. There appears to be very little quality or long term fixes that come with britains road potholes.
t8ne on
Odd that they say suvs & heavier vehicles rather than be a little more explicit about electric vehicles? I’m renting a fiat 500e while I wait for delivery and it weighs ~50% more than the ice version, and every little helps…
New-Marsupial-5633 on
No way!? It took scientists to work out that heavier things break the road more?
Still-Status7299 on
What and not the lorries and caravans that increasingly seem to be using main and rural roads? No one wants to have that conversation
They are exponentially heavier than SUVs and cover more miles in a year than your average family wagon.
nobodyspecialuk24 on
Hey everyone, look at that different rat in our sack. GET THEM!
raquetracket on
Nothing to do with HGVs or agricultural vehicles then?
Parking-Tip1685 on
Even the speed bumps have potholes near me. It’s probably time to switch to block paving for residential roads, more permeable and easier to repair.
sjw_7 on
The main reason the roads are a mess is because they don’t fix potholes very quickly. They wont heal themselves and just get worse the longer they are left.
Yes SUVs and EVs are a bit heavier than most cars. But in terms of road damage its pretty negligible. The real damage comes from commercial vehicles and busses. If you go from 1.5 to 2 tons its not a huge difference but a 13 ton bus is going to do thousands of times more damage to the road than a crossover.
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This seems relevant, given how many people are questioning the need for normalisation of taxes on EVs/Hybrids
Have they factored in ground pressure, as SUVs usually have larger and wider wheels which spread the weight over a larger area, so overall ground pressure might be comparable to a saloon, I’m not the greatest fan of SUVs and Crossovers but they are still lighter than almost every commercial vehicle.
Also just from the width of the potholes around me, it’s 100% trucks causing it, as much like the tram lines, they are suspiciously the same width as a twin wheel axle on a truck.
Okay. Well maybe we need to rethink how we make roads. If they want everyone to eventually drive electric which are around 25% heavier then this will be an ongoing issue.
Of course they are, but people are having to consider more SUVs because the alternative is broken suspension, cracked rims or blown tyres. There appears to be very little quality or long term fixes that come with britains road potholes.
Odd that they say suvs & heavier vehicles rather than be a little more explicit about electric vehicles? I’m renting a fiat 500e while I wait for delivery and it weighs ~50% more than the ice version, and every little helps…
No way!? It took scientists to work out that heavier things break the road more?
What and not the lorries and caravans that increasingly seem to be using main and rural roads? No one wants to have that conversation
They are exponentially heavier than SUVs and cover more miles in a year than your average family wagon.
Hey everyone, look at that different rat in our sack. GET THEM!
Nothing to do with HGVs or agricultural vehicles then?
Even the speed bumps have potholes near me. It’s probably time to switch to block paving for residential roads, more permeable and easier to repair.
The main reason the roads are a mess is because they don’t fix potholes very quickly. They wont heal themselves and just get worse the longer they are left.
Yes SUVs and EVs are a bit heavier than most cars. But in terms of road damage its pretty negligible. The real damage comes from commercial vehicles and busses. If you go from 1.5 to 2 tons its not a huge difference but a 13 ton bus is going to do thousands of times more damage to the road than a crossover.