Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
Last June (2021) my car was getting its annual service at Glenford and I asked a member of staff their thoughts about electric vehicles.
They told me that Glenford have had to put in heavier ramps due to electric powered cars weighing up to 50% heavier than an equivalent petrol an diesel powered vehicle.
This extra weight in electric powered vehicles will likely cause more potholes in the U.K. roads.
There is also a problem with electric powered cars travelling on car ferries which have a mezzanine deck.
The mezzanine deck on the MV Finlaggan can hold up to 18 cars. However with electric powered cars weighing up to 50% higher means that only 12 electric powered cars can be safely carried on its mezzanine deck.
I enclose the minutes of the Islay Community Council meeting held on 18th May 2022 and you should pay particular attention to
Item 9 ICC Ferry Committee and the section headed Electric Vehicles (EVs). https://www.islaycommunitycouncil.or...a4307ceb34.pdf
Included in this section is a piece about the batteries of electric powered cars combusting.
The management of Calmac have been in contact with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about this problem.
In my opinion all electric powered vehicles should be banned from sailing on all Calmac ferries until the MCA have decided what to do.
So an electric mini weighs 50% more than a range rover?? What about luggage,does that make a difference?

Also can you provide details on the number of electric cars that have spontaneously combusted,and the number of petrol cars that gave gone up in flames in the last 10 years?

And potholes...not caused by lorries or buses, just electric cars....

Maybe we should all go back to the horse and cart......