US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles

Less than 1000 EV Hummers were sold in 2022, so to be overly concerned because EV Hummers are heavy is absurd. Better to be hit by a Hummer than a fully loaded 18 wheeler hauling heavy equipment.

Yes, very light vehicles are at disadvantage in collisions with 3600 pound vehicles. The average vehicle weight on our highways is about 4100 lbs.

The truth is a EV's are not all that heavy compared with trucks. Of the about 280 different BEV vehicles on the market, nearly 200 weigh less than 5200 lbs.

 

Maybe EVs ought to have lighter battery requirements with higher storage and shorter charging times.

 

Jon, you have made one major mistake. The electric car weights you have posted are not their weight in pounds, but are their weights in kilograms. But, the weight of the Ford F150 is the higher end of the range of weights of the stock vehicle in pounds.

To have a fair comparison, the Ford's weight range in kilograms is 1805-2600kg. In my opinion, the weight difference for the truck is reasonable considering that it has a much higher cargo capacity and that is why many people purchase trucks instead of cars.

 

The woke left manufactures issues to attack SUV's because they think we would be safer riding mass transit vehicles, but with the thuggery on buses, trains and subways, we are safer in our own vehicles, not necessarily a Humvee.