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by dahfizz 1045 days ago
EVs are not "way heavier". They are a couple hundred pounds heavier than comparable ice cars on average.

And all that extra weight is in the battery. Over time, batteries will shrink to the point where EVs are lighter on average.

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That's wishful thinking: battery technology required to reduce weight of EV enough is not in sight yet. It might even be physically impossible.