Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
You have hit the nail on the head!
Not only are these electric vehicles a lot heavier than a petrol or diesel powered vehicle their engine does not make a noise.
People crossing the road do not hear an electric vehicle coming because their engine is silent.
In my opinion electric vehicles will soon be dubbed the silent killers.
Tyre manufacturers are having to produce special tyres to take the increased weight of the electric vehicles.
If there is a crash involving an electric vehicle and a petrol or diesel powered vehicle there are no prizes for guessing that the petrol or diesel powered vehicles will come off worst.
Sadly there is no chance of the politicians banning these electric vehicles as they think that they are gong or save planet. Meanwhile the Scottish Government have not been counting all the CO2 emissions throughout Scotland since 2010 if not before by ignoring the CO2 emissions from one major sector.
However that is worth a separate topic on its own!
First off,they are not 50% heavier,I checked. One model has a 10% difference between petrol and electric,but that does not include the weight of the fuel. Or any passengers. Second,they do make a noise,any electric car made after 2019 must make a noise,and the car creates one. And of course, because they have a driver,he can see the idiots who step out without looking. Tyre manufacturers make special tyres for electric vehicles but not for weight reasons, as the weight difference is pretty negligible but to reduce noise inside the car.

And in other news, Queen Victoria is dead.