There have been a spate of articles appearing recently that have put a spotlight on the weight of electric vehicles potentially damaging older multi-story carparks. My concern is there might be an element of truth in this regarding older structures. However, Australia has moved over the last ten years from having many compact and medium size cars on the road to a plethora of large, heavy SUVs and tradies’ utes. I fear that these might be more of a problem.
My Tesla Model 3 SR weighs 1.8 tons , not appreciably more than my late V6 Sonata. I think I am beginning to smell FUD on the rise! No one was concerned if a few Sonatas parked on the top floor of the car park! And what if you have four passengers in the car weighing 100 kg each on average ? That’s an extra 500 kg or 1100 lb, or half a ton, meaning the loaded weight of the Sonata would exceed two tons.
Yet, motoring websites are warning their readers that “multi-level car parks around the world including in Australia could face serious risk of structural failure and collapse due to the increasing weight of electric vehicles on aging infrastructure.…” Guidelines are being developed so that new multi-level car parks can support heavier vehicles. I look at what is on the road and think, “Thank goodness for that!” But it’s not just EVs.
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