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Car parks could collapse under the weight of electric cars
Chris Whapples, a structural engineer and car park consultant and the author of the new guidance, told The Telegraph: “I don’t want to be too alarmist, but there definitely is the potential for some of the early car parks in poor condition to collapse.”
“Operators need to be aware of electric vehicle weights, and get their car parks assessed from a strength point of view, and decide if they need to limit weight.”
New electric vehicles are much heavier than the average petrol or diesel car. EV batteries account for much of this, usually weighing around 500kg.
EVs are much heavier than cars manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s, when many car parks were built.
For example, the current Tesla Model 3 weighs 1,672kgs, compared to the 768kg Ford Cortina Mark 1. The Audi E-tron weighs 2,351kg, compared to the 770kg Vauxhall Viva, while even the Nissan Leaf weighs 1,580kg.
The government recently published its Zero Emissions vehicle mandate, which puts restrictions on how many non-EV cars can be sold in the coming years, ahead of an outright ban in 2030. By 2035, four in five miles driven are expected to come from EVs.