Objectively, no. But the difference between this and an equally heavy Lightning is that the Ford can -- and often does -- see use for actual work purposes, like with utilities or landscaping and construction companies. The Tesla is purely a "lifestyle" vehicle.
Maybe it's rather the fact that this thing is so ridiculously heavy that, in Germany, if you want to have more than 4 average people and ZERO load in it, you need a special drivers license to even be allowed to drive it.
Yes, the center argues that the conversion of large, heavy vehicles to electric power, while good for the environment, can add 1,500+ lbs. of battery weight to already massive machines, and "the chance of severe injury or death in crashes goes up almost 50% for every thousand pounds of weight added"
Car manufacturers have been making big heavy vehicles for decades partly so that they qualify as heavy plant and machinery for better tax deductions if you own a business. They can swap some of that unnecessary weight for batteries.
I watched MKBHDs video on it, he kept saying sitting in the car, there is no way for him at almost 2m tall, to see anything that was in front of the bumper. That's pretty much the same as any big car in the US but then on top of that, it's all sharp edges.
It's dangerous to pedestrians -and- it's user. If you get in a car crash the lack of crumple zones means all that kinetic energy is getting transferred right into your body and you are thoroughly fucked.
We know a truck is dangerous by the size, but electric car are more dense than a car, making it as dangerous as truck, a car made of lead. And yes we don't hear much.
Ah, I see. So it's the weight that's dangerous. What was you saying about not seeing them coming, are they low visibility approaching or something, or is it the material? I know some finishes are hard to see in certain light.
The problem is it has no crash-collapsible-zone, it does not absorb kinetic energy by deforming. That is dangerous for persons hit by the car, but also persons inside in case of a crash! If most of the kinetic energy has to be absorbed by the human body itself, it will be just broken and smashed.
I've never seen a single statement that the brakes of EV vehicles have been given larger brake systems than the ICE vehicle they were adapted from. Ford Lightning or GM/GMC E trucks for example. There no specs available from Wusla at all, stopping distance for example, to compare with Big 3 vehicle.
On ICE vehicles big brakes also have the function of adding thermal capacity. A big brake don't overheat as fast as a small one.
Since mech brakes are mostly for emergency situations at EVs (regen braking) the existing brakes should be sufficient as long as they are not too small from beginning on
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F-150 lightning is 6894 lbs
Silverado EV has a curb weight of 8532 lbs
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Since mech brakes are mostly for emergency situations at EVs (regen braking) the existing brakes should be sufficient as long as they are not too small from beginning on