According to The Telegraph, it was found that electric cars cause double the pothole damage compared to their petrol counterparts because the average electric car puts 2.24 times more stress on roads than a petrol car.
Electric cars can weigh up to two tons because of heavy batteries CREDIT: iStockphoto/nrqemi
Electric cars damage roads twice as much as their petrol equivalents, analysis has shown, as the pothole crisis grows on Britain’s roads.
Analysis by The Telegraph has found that the average electric car more than doubles the wear on road surfaces, which in turn could increase the number of potholes.
The country is suffering from a pothole crisis, with half as many filled last year compared to a decade ago amid an estimated £12 billion price tag to fill them all.
Road industry bodies have raised fears that electric cars could exacerbate the problem on residential roads. The number of electric cars being driven has tripled to 900,000 since 2019 ahead of the Governm...