Cars have gotten larger and heavier over the last four decades (See Page 25 of this PDF from EPA, or image below). And the slow but inevitable shift to electric cars, will only make it worse. It turns out the amount of batteries needed to give large vehicles a long range is very heavy!
So how much do cars currently weigh, and how do their electric counter parts weigh? Find answers from this article on Curbed.
“The average vehicle weight is now a record-breaking 4,289 pounds, according to EPA data. Larger vehicles are being blamed for skyrocketing traffic deaths, and part of the reason EV batteries are so big is because automakers are building them as if they have gas tanks to go 300 miles per charge.”
“GM’s American-made electric Hummer is nearly three tons [6,600 pounds] thanks to its gigantic battery, which is itself the weight of one Honda Civic. Even the country’s most popular vehicle, the F-150, also has an electric version that’s one-third heavier than its gas-powered counterpart.”
–By Alissa Walker, An EV in Every Driveway Is an Environmental Disaster, Curbed, https://www.curbed.com/2023/01/electric-vehicles-biden-batteries-lithium-mining.html
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