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by dghlsakjg 1165 days ago
1. Big “if” on decarbonised electricity. 2. There are a number of other side effects unrelated to carbon emissions that come from driving around in a vehicle that weighs 5 tons. Battery capacity scales linearly with weight, but weight scales exponentially against wear and tear on road surfaces.

Perspective: 5 tons is the lower limit for the US shipping registry.