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Electric Vehicle Affordability.

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And battery costs are increasing.

 

Quote. "Sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2030, as part of the government's plans to reach "net-zero" by 2050. From 2035, people will only be able to buy fully zero-emission vehicles."

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    I suspect in practice, weight isn't the issue vis-a-vis hitting pedestrians & cyclists - the momentum transfer to such of being hit by 2000Kg or (guess) 500Kg isn't going to be much different. At least very recently cars have tried to avoid to many sharp bits at the front. 

    OTOH, said 2 tonne car is typically 2.1 metres, or more, wide, so is a darn sight more likely to hit a pedestrian or cyclist than your tuk-tuk which is, I guess, about 1.3 metres or so. Unless of course driver caution & skill increases to compensate.

    But 2 tonnes is always inherently more polluting, and energy consuming, in multiple senses than the mentioned tuk-tuk sized vehicle. 

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    I suspect in practice, weight isn't the issue vis-a-vis hitting pedestrians & cyclists - the momentum transfer to such of being hit by 2000Kg or (guess) 500Kg isn't going to be much different. At least very recently cars have tried to avoid to many sharp bits at the front. 

    OTOH, said 2 tonne car is typically 2.1 metres, or more, wide, so is a darn sight more likely to hit a pedestrian or cyclist than your tuk-tuk which is, I guess, about 1.3 metres or so. Unless of course driver caution & skill increases to compensate.

    But 2 tonnes is always inherently more polluting, and energy consuming, in multiple senses than the mentioned tuk-tuk sized vehicle. 

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