>> I see there is also a risk of older multi-storey car parks not being able
>> to cope with the extra weight of electric vehicles and could collapse.
From the DT
Sheer weight of electric vehicles could sink our bridges
Councils receive notice that EVs are 33 per cent heavier than petrol vehicles - and 1 in 20 bridges are ‘substandard’
Councils should check the weight limits on bridges to ensure they don’t collapse with heavier electric cars travelling across them, ministers have suggested.
Transport minister Jesse Norman said that it was up to councils to decide whether "weight limits" should be applied to their bridges.
Sir Greg told The Telegraph that councils could check the specification of the plans for the bridges when they were constructed to ensure they can support the extra weight of the vehicles.
.....I do not think ancient bridges have specs
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