EV batteries are heavy, which makes EVs heavier than internal combustion cars, which makes them more lethal. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
Most people have heard about the EV fire problem – i.e., the built-in (literally) possibility of a catastrophic fire igniting without a spark, even if the EV is parked. Not many people know about the EV weight problem.
Which is also a safety problem in that people who do not drive EVs are more likely to be hurt – and hurt more seriously – if their non-EV is hit by one.
That’s because even compact-sized EVs like the Nissan Leaf – which weighs 3,509 lbs. – are heavier than mid-sized non-electric cars like the Toyota Camry (which weighs 3,310 lbs.).
EV trucks and SUVs weigh as much as the heaviest-duty/almost commercial-sized trucks.
The Ford F1-50 Lightning, for instance, weighs in excess of 6,000 lbs. That is more than three tons. If you are driving a Honda Civic that weighs less than 3,000 lbs. and are struck broadside by a Lightning doing 45 through a red light, the number of air bags you have in the Civic won’t matter much – because there won’t be much left of the Civic.
Or – probably – you.
Power and Control.
Long March comrades of the Global Soviet don’t give a rip about the environment.
As recently illustrated in France, the public transit will be shut off and there won’t be any escape.
That comes after the banning of personal mobility.