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The technological innovation pace in large capacity batteries and motors for EV’s is very inspiring. However, everything has externalities that seem to be ignored or remembered only after the fact. The USA’s roads have a score of D <1>. These electric trucks are tremendously heavy, and road wear is proportional to vehicle weight to the 4th power! <2>. A possible future innovation might be reinventing the highway pavement system, either materials or methodology of resurfacing.

<1> https://infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/roads-infrastr...

<2> https://www.insidescience.org/news/how-much-damage-do-heavy-...

parent TheJoeMan 3 years ago

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