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minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThe lower weight and size also has significant external benefits, because roads need less maintenance and don’t need to be as big (that means less taxes for the owning classes in the back).
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minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI’d imagine it’s quite a bit fewer tire micro-plastics too.
The lower weight and size also has significant external benefits, because roads need less maintenance and don’t need to be as big (that means less taxes for the owning classes in the back).
we talking about the “fourth power law” (damage to roadway is weight to the power of 4)?
I’d imagine it’s quite a bit fewer tire micro-plastics too.