[protastus]

Yes. Cars have steadily gotten heavier and the EV conversion is making this worse.

Are most drivers aware though, or only racing enthusiasts? I think on a daily driver car, the weight increase has been masked since most people drive on smooth paved roads where there's no loss of traction (especially with ABS brakes and some form of traction control being standard). ICEs have improved power and efficiency to compensate.

[nikau]

For most drivers the weight is hidden by 8+ speed gearboxes, powerful fuel efficient engines and sticky tires compared to cars from 20 years ago.

[decafninja]

Yup - this. I think for most drivers, they simply don't care unless it noticeably affects them in some way.

Plus the average consumer probably doesn't care at all about handling characteristics.