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minus-squareDrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago400kg makes a huge difference. Road damage increases proportional to the fourth power of axle load, which is like 2x in your example.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 days ago huge For the smallest car on the market it’s around 20%. It rapidly gets smaller the bigger the vehicle is. Exchanging lack of tailpipe emissions for less than 20% increase in road damage is nobrainer.
400kg makes a huge difference. Road damage increases proportional to the fourth power of axle load, which is like 2x in your example.
For the smallest car on the market it’s around 20%. It rapidly gets smaller the bigger the vehicle is. Exchanging lack of tailpipe emissions for less than 20% increase in road damage is nobrainer.