…when the article states “not to say that the attack was deadly because the vehicle was electric; …infrastructure is usually built to withstand vehicles of 15,000 pounds…” (the EV used in New Orleans weighs around 6,000 lbs).
Unimpressed with the subhead “…infrastructure that stops drivers from hitting people, buildings, and one another is designed for smaller, lighter vehicles”
The Slate article follows reports that highway guardrails designed to stop passenger sedans from going off the roadway are insufficient to protect heavier vehicles, including EVs, accounting for an increase in highway fatalities.
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