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Originally posted by Sweetsound ↑

Perhaps things to consider:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/07/business/electric-vehicles-weight/index.html

Excerpt:

...generally, electric cars weigh considerably more than otherwise similar gasoline-powered vehicles. Take the GMC Hummer EV, for instance. The Edition 1 version, which has lots of batteries for additional driving range and power, weighs over 9,000 pounds. That’s roughly three times the weight of a Honda Civic.

The Ford F-150 Lightning will weigh about 1,600 pounds more than a similar gas-powered F-150 truck. Similarly, the electric Volvo XC40 Recharge weighs about 1,000 pounds more than a gas-powered Volvo XC40.

And

https://www.carsguide.com.au/ev/adv...fficient-than-combustion-or-hybrid-cars-85981

Excerpt:

Petrol delivers a large amount of force for a small amount of fuel, which ultimately means ICE vehicles are lighter, and thus require less energy to move around.

Worth bearing in mind that if one compares range - an EV will weigh more if range is longer - the battery will be heavier. Then this:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/article...st-compares-ev-pickup-to-its-ice-counterpart/

Excerpt:

...there’s also one rather large elephant in the room – the hauling and towing capabilities of EV trucks. In terms of how much they can tow and haul, trucks like the Ford F-150 Lightning are plenty capable, but the question is, how far can they go with all that weight loaded up?

The Ford F-150 Lightning used 0.7 kWh while towing and managed to go 90 miles before TFLT pulled into an Electrify America charging station for a “fill up,” though they did not run it completely out of charge before doing so.

A mere 90 miles then a period of charging time depending on the type of charging. Batteries would need to at least double in capacity to get decent mileage prior to needing a recharge - for that to happen, the weight of the vehicle would increase further and so would the cost of the vehicle.

Rubbish you say??

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IF the battereis were 10 times better then they MAY have a point to argue..
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