After the first sentence, I thought, "Was that a moldy orange or something?"
AnneBonny
joined 11 months ago
The most sold vehicle in the USA are oversized pick-up …
I'd like to see the figures you're looking at. SUVs are usually counted as "light trucks", and manufacturers have killed off a lot of car lines and replaced them with SUVs.
More people are buying electric cars. Electric cars are heavier, and so are electric "light trucks". More electric cars on the road is going to push the average weight of vehicles on the roads upwards. Heavier cars take farther to stop and they aren't as nimble. Heavier vehicles are more likely to be involved in an accident, and accidents are going to be more severe.
The F-150 Lightning weighs 6,500 pounds (2,900 kg), over 35% more than the internal-combustion-engine (ICE) powered equivalent F-150, with most of the additional weight a result of the Lightning's 1,800 pounds (820 kg) battery. The F-150 Lightning was one of several electric vehicles cited by National Transportation Safety Board head Jennifer Homendy as being significantly heavier than ICE-powered models and thus raising the risk of other road users being killed or seriously injured in collisions, alongside products from other manufacturers such as General Motors and Volvo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_F-150_Lightning#Overview
US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles
The official, Jennifer Homendy, raised the issue in a speech in Washington to the Transportation Research Board. She noted, by way of example, that an electric GMC Hummer weighs about 9,000 pounds (4,000 kilograms), with a battery pack that alone is 2,900 pounds (1,300 kilograms) — roughly the entire weight of a typical Honda Civic.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is relying on the compact theory of the U.S. Constitution to defy the U.S. Supreme Court
Is this the Supreme Court ruling that said that Border Patrol could cut barbed wire in Eagle Pass?
Millennials and Gen Zers are pulling in bigger paychecks, but much of their spending power is fueling short-term purchases like groceries and vacations, not savings.
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Savings is not a purchase.
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Thank you for the answer.
The Republican governor’s hand-picked board of education voted on Wednesday to replace the established course on the principles of sociology at its 12 public universities with its own US history curriculum, incorporating an “historically accurate account of America’s founding [and] the horrors of slavery”.
Where can I find details about this course?
Is there a reason why Biden can bypass congress to sell arms to Israel but not Ukraine?
edit: thanks for the answers
what does this mean
Sacrifices have to be made.